By IANS
New Delhi : After shivering in near-freezing temperatures for nearly a week, northern India experienced unusually warm weather Tuesday with the temperatures going a few notches above normal for this time of the year.
The maximum in Delhi was 26.5 degrees Celsius – six degrees above normal.
A cloudy sky and fog are the key factors behind the sudden change in weather conditions, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
The weather is expected to get warmer by 2-3 degrees Celsius in the next few days before it dips again.
The western Himalayan region is likely to experience an intense wet spell over the next two days and the plains of northwest India are likely to receive scattered rain or thundershowers.
Rain or snow is likely over Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh, while isolated rain and thundershowers are likely over parts of Tamil Nadu and Nicobar Islands.
The following are the maximum and minimum temperatures and rainfall in major cities till Tuesday morning, with figures in brackets denoting deviations from the average.
Delhi
Maximum Temperature (C) 26.5 (+6)
Minimum Temperature(C) 9.6 (+3)
Rainfall (mm) Nil
Mumbai
Maximum Temperature (C) 34.0 (+3)
Minimum Temperature (C) 15.6 (0)
Rainfall (mm) Nil
Chennai
Maximum Temperature (C) 29.4 (+1)
Minimum Temperature (C) 23.2 (+2)
Rainfall (mm) Nil
Kolkata
Maximum Temperature (C) 27.1 (0)
Minimum Temperature (C) 13.0 (0)
Rainfall (mm) Nil
Ahmedabad
Maximum Temperature (C) 32.2 (+3)
Minimum Temperature (C) 16.0 (+4)
Rainfall (mm) Nil
Bangalore
Maximum Temperature (C) 27.2 (0)
Minimum Temperature (C) 14.7 (0)
Rainfall (mm) Nil
Bhopal
Maximum Temperature (C) 29.4 (+3)
Minimum Temperature (C) 13.9 (+4)
Rainfall (mm) Nil
Bhubaneswar
Maximum Temperature (C) 29.6 (+2)
Minimum Temperature (C) 13.8 (-1)
Rainfall (mm) Nil
Chandigarh
Maximum Temperature (C) 26.2 (+6)
Minimum Temperature (C) 10.8 (+4)
Rainfall (mm) Nil
Dehradun
Maximum Temperature (C) 25.1 (+6)
Minimum Temperature (C) 11.4 (+5
Rainfall (mm) Nil
Panaji
Maximum Temperature (C) 34.2 (+2)
Minimum Temperature (C) 19.2 (-1)
Rainfall (mm) Nil
Guwahati
Maximum Temperature (C) 26.8 (+4)
Minimum Temperature (C) 11.8 (+2)
Rainfall (mm) Nil
Hyderabad
Maximum Temperature (C) 29.7 (+2)
Minimum Temperature (C) 14.4 (0)
Rainfall (mm) Nil
Jaipur
Maximum Temperature (C) 25.0 (+3)
Minimum Temperature (C) 13.2 (+5)
Rainfall (mm) Nil
Lucknow
Maximum Temperature (C) 26.2 (+4)
Minimum Temperature (C) 8.2 (+1)
Rainfall (mm) Nil
Nagpur
Maximum Temperature (C) 30.7 (+3)
Minimum Temperature (C) 13.7 (+2)
Rainfall (mm) Nil
Patna
Maximum Temperature (C) 25.2 (+2)
Minimum Temperature (C) 9.6 (0)
Rainfall (mm) Nil
Pune
Maximum Temperature (C) 29.1 (0)
Minimum Temperature (C) 11.3 (0)
Rainfall (mm) Nil
Srinagar
Maximum Temperature (C) 4.3 (-1)
Minimum Temperature (C) -1.0 (+3)
Rainfall (mm) 4.0
Thiruvananthapuram
Maximum Temperature (C) 35.2 (+4)
Minimum Temperature (C) 21.8 (0)
Rainfall (mm) Nil