Shiver Season’s On, Coldest Day So Far | Ludhiana News
The foggy weather observed in the city on Sunday led to a decrease in visibility, which was recorded at 100 meters at 8.30am.The visibility improved slightly after that and was recorded at 300 meters at 11.30 am and increased to 500 meters at around 2.30 pm in the noon.
The impact of fog and the partly cloudy weather reflected on the maximum (day) temperature which was recorded at 10.4 degrees Celsius in the city, which was 6.7 degrees below normal and 2.6 degrees less than that of the previous day. The second coldest day of the winter season was witnessed on January 1 when the day temperature was recorded at 10.6 degrees Celsius.
Meanwhile, the minimum (night) temperature in Ludhiana was recorded at 6.5 degrees Celsius, which is a degree above normal but 0.3 degrees less than the day before.
The weatherman has predicted “Fog/mist in the morning and mainly clear sky later” for Monday, Wednesday and Thursday and “Fog/mist in the morning and partly cloudy sky later” for Tuesday. While there could be a rise in the day temperature, a slight fall in night temperature in city in next four days is expected.
As per the Met department website, day temperature in the city might rise to 17 degrees by Thursday whereas night temperature is expected to fall to 5 degrees by Tuesday and remain the same till Friday.
Meanwhile, the nail biting cold left the residents shivering, particularly during the day on Sunday.
Sukhjit Kaur, a resident of Dugri, said she didn’t step out of her home on Sunday as the cold weather was intolerable. She added that her family and she had hot beverages throughout the day and wore multiple layers of clothing to keep themselves warm.
Orange alert issued
Meanwhile, the Met department has issued an orange alert for Ludhiana on Monday and predicted “dense to very dense fog/cold day to severe cold day” for Monday. The orange alert is issued by the meteorological department for various departments to be prepared for adverse weather.
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