Cold Wave Haunts Rajasthan: Mount Abu freezes at -6C, yellow, orange alert issued [PICS]
Cold wave conditions continue to haunt north and northwest India on January 17. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for cold wave for most of the states.
Rajasthan continued to reel under bone-chilling cold conditions with the minimum temperature recorded in Mount Abu dipping to minus 6 degrees Celsius on January 16.
In view of the bone-chilling cold, the IMD has issued an orange alert for most of the districts of Rajasthan.
Mount Abu
Temperature dropped to a below-freezing point at Mount Abu, the hill station nest in the Aravalli mountain range and falling under the Sirohi district of the desert state. It recorded season’s lowest temperature of minus 6 degrees Celsius on January 16.
Normal life was disrupted as water in pipelines froze in some areas. Residents of the hill station also witnessed a layer of snow on trees, fields, and even in birds' water pots. The bone-chilling temperature also impacted the business of taxi autorikshaws drivers. People were seen huddled around a bonfire to beat the cold.
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Rajasthan | Temperature dips to minus 6 degrees C in Mount Abu, normal lives affected due to biting cold pic.twitter.com/8PKGMs5BhT
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Minimum Temperature
The minimum temperature reported by IMD in Fatehpur was minus 3.7 degrees Celsius, in Churu it was minus 2.5 degrees Celsius, in Sikar minus 2.0 degrees Celsius. The night temperature in Chittorgarh was minus 1.5 degrees Celsius, minus 1.4 degrees Celsius in Karoli, and zero degrees Celsius in Bhulwara.
The minimum and maximum temperature in the state capital Jaipur on January 16 was 3 and 19 respectively.
Weather Forecast
A fresh Western Disturbance is likely to affect Western Himalayan Region from the night of 18th January 2023, said the IMD.
The minimum temperature will progressively rise by three to five degrees from January 19 to 20 due to the new Western Disturbance.
Orange alert has been issued for the following districts:
The weather department has issued an ‘Orange Alert’ till 18 January. Starting from January 16.
- Ajmer
- Baran
- Bharatpur
- Bhilwara
- Bundi
- Dausa
- Dholpur
- Jaipur
- Kota
- Rajsamand
- Tonk
- Bikaner
Yellow alert has been issued for the following districts:
The weather department has issued a ‘Yellow Alert’ till 18 January, starting from January 16.
- Alwar
- Jhunjhunu
- Karauli
- Sikar
- Churu
- Hanumangarh
- Sri Ganganagar
It is advised that those with heart disease and high blood pressure spend the night inside their homes to stay warm.
First published: 17 January 2023, 13:01 IST