By IANS
New Delhi : North India got a respite from the bitter cold Monday, temperatures rising by around 2 to 4 degrees Celsius in most places. The weather is expected to get warmer in the next few days before it dips again, the Met Office said.
The minimum is expected to rise by 2-3 degrees Celsius till Jan 10, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said. Fog is expected over the Indo-Gangetic plains during the next few days.
Meanwhile, dozens of flights were delayed at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport Monday as a thick blanket of fog engulfed the national capital, affecting visibility.
Rain or snow is likely at many places over Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh Tuesday.
Rain or thundershowers are likely at a few places over Punjab, north Haryana and Chandigarh.
Isolated rain or thundershowers are likely over Lakshadweep, coastal Tamil Nadu and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
The following are the maximum and minimum temperatures and rainfall in major cities till Monday morning, with figures in brackets denoting deviations from the average.
Delhi
Maximum Temperature (C) 23.4 (+2)
Minimum Temperature(C) 7.8 (+1)
Rainfall (mm) Nil
Mumbai
Maximum Temperature (C) 34.7 (+4)
Minimum Temperature (C) 15.4 (-1)
Rainfall (mm) Nil
Chennai
Maximum Temperature (C) 29.3 (+1)
Minimum Temperature (C) 20.6 (+1)
Rainfall (mm) Nil
Kolkata
Maximum Temperature (C) 26.8 (0)
Minimum Temperature (C) 12.4 (-1)
Rainfall (mm) Nil
Ahmedabad
Maximum Temperature (C) 30.3 (+1)
Minimum Temperature (C) 15.9 (+4)
Rainfall (mm) Nil
Bangalore
Maximum Temperature (C) 26.9 (-1)
Minimum Temperature (C) 14.7 (0)
Rainfall (mm) Nil
Bhopal
Maximum Temperature (C) 29.7 (+2)
Minimum Temperature (C) 12.8 (+3)
Rainfall (mm) Nil
Bhubaneswar
Maximum Temperature (C) 29.6 (+2)
Minimum Temperature (C) 14.3 (-1)
Rainfall (mm) Nil
Chandigarh
Maximum Temperature (C) 21.4 (+1)
Minimum Temperature (C) 8.8 (+2)
Rainfall (mm) Nil
Dehradun
Maximum Temperature (C) 19.0 (0)
Minimum Temperature (C) 7.6 (+2)
Rainfall (mm) Nil
Panaji
Maximum Temperature (C) 35.2 (+3)
Minimum Temperature (C) 19.5 (-1)
Rainfall (mm) Nil
Guwahati
Maximum Temperature (C) 26.5 (+3)
Minimum Temperature (C) 11.1 (+1)
Rainfall (mm) Nil
Hyderabad
Maximum Temperature (C) 29.0 (+1)
Minimum Temperature (C) 13.4 (-1)
Rainfall (mm) Nil
Jaipur
Maximum Temperature (C) 24.8 (+3)
Minimum Temperature (C) 9.0 (+1)
Rainfall (mm) Nil
Lucknow
Maximum Temperature (C) 25.2 (+3)
Minimum Temperature (C) 8.2 (0)
Rainfall (mm) Nil
Nagpur
Maximum Temperature (C) 31.0 (+3)
Minimum Temperature (C) 14.4 (+2)
Rainfall (mm) Nil
Patna
Maximum Temperature (C) 24.5 (+1)
Minimum Temperature (C) 8.4 (-2)
Rainfall (mm) Nil
Pune
Maximum Temperature (C) 30.0 (+1)
Minimum Temperature (C) 10.2 (-1)
Rainfall (mm) Nil
Srinagar
Maximum Temperature (C) 3.0 (-2)
Minimum Temperature (C) 1.2 (+3)
Rainfall (mm) 4.0
Thiruvananthapuram
Maximum Temperature (C) 34.5 (+3)
Minimum Temperature (C) 21.6 (0)
Rainfall (mm) Nil