Jaipur : Jaipur The effect of winter has intensified in Rajasthan. The minimum temperature recorded in Fatehpur of Sikar on Tuesday was 6.5 degrees Celsius. There is less fog in Sriganganagar and Hanumangarh for the last two days, but the effect of cold is intense. Visibility was less than 50 meters in Bharatpur today due to fog. In such a situation, due to slow speed of vehicles on Bharatpur-Mathura State Highway, there was a jam situation near Rarh. There was light fog in Tonk also. Smog along with fog is also visible in Alwar. After falling by 1.3 degrees on Tuesday, the mercury in Sikar has dropped to less than 7 degrees Celsius. There was light fog in the areas in the morning. There is a possibility of drop in temperature in the coming days as winter increases. The minimum temperature recorded at Fatehpur Agricultural Research Center in Sikar this morning was 6.5 degrees. Earlier on Monday, the minimum temperature was recorded here at 7.5 and maximum temperature was 27 degrees.
Dense fog remained in many cities today
There was dense fog in Tonk, Bharatpur and Alwar on Tuesday morning. The sun appeared wrapped in mist. Due to fog, visibility in Bharatpur was less than 50 meters. Due to fog on the route from Bharatpur to Mathura, there was a traffic jam near Rarh in the morning.
Bhiwadi’s AQI came to 388 today
A decline in AQI levels was recorded in Bhiwadi city of Khairthal-Tijara district and the surrounding area on Tuesday morning. While the AQI level remained above 450 throughout the day on Monday, the AQI level of Bhiwadi was recorded at 388 at 9:00 am on Tuesday. Less pollution clouds were seen over the city on Tuesday. Visibility also remained good. Clear weather and bright sunshine also reduced the effect of pollution. Winter came late this year in Rajasthan. By November 17 last year, the mercury had gone below 10 degrees in many cities (Sikar, Churu, Fatehpur). Weather experts predict that there will be severe cold this season (December-January).
This was the reason for the low temperature
Weather experts say that this time the reason behind the low temperature is the continuous arrival of Western Disturbances (WD) one after the other. Last season the first Western Disturbances arrived in the first week of November. There was a gap of several days in the second arrival, due to which there was influence of northern wind at that time.
The temperature had reached single digits in Shekhawati.
By 16-17 November 2023, the minimum night temperature had come down to 10 degrees Celsius and below. Last year, on November 16, the minimum temperature was recorded in Shekhawati’s Sikar (7.5 degrees Celsius), Churu (9.4 degrees Celsius), Fatehpur (7.2 degrees Celsius). Jaipur (13.8 degrees Celsius), Kota ( The mercury was also below 15 degrees in Uttar Pradesh (14.5 degrees Celsius), Udaipur (11.4 degrees Celsius), Ajmer (14.9 degrees Celsius), Jaisalmer (12.6 degrees Celsius).
The temperature did not reach even 15 degrees in Jaipur, Kota, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur.
If we look at the situation this year, this time in Jaipur, Kota, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur the temperature did not reach 15 degrees Celsius till 17th November. In Churu, Ganganagar, Bikaner the temperature has also fallen by 14 to 15 degrees Celsius. The only city in Rajasthan is Mount Abu (Hill Station), where the minimum temperature has gone below 10 degrees Celsius. In Churu, Fatehpur, Pilani of Shekhawati also the temperature has not gone below 11 degrees Celsius this season.
In Jaipur, the mercury had fallen below 10 degrees twice in November in the last 10 years.
In the last 10 years in Jaipur, there have been only two occasions in the month of November when the minimum temperature has fallen below 10 degrees Celsius. In the years 2014 (16 November) and 2020 (22 November) the minimum temperature was recorded below 10 degrees. Similarly, the minimum temperature in Kota was recorded below 10 degrees Celsius once (22 November 2020).
Back to Back Western Disturbances
The way back to back Western Disturbances are coming in the first 15 days of November. It started snowing on time. Seeing this, weather experts predict that there may be a good winter this season (December-January). Senior Scientist of Jaipur Meteorological Center, Himanshu Sharma said- We had released the forecast in October. In that too we had said that the temperature would be above average in November. This forecast is standing. The biggest reason behind the absence of winter is the absence of active western disturbance. Which are not passing through our area (North India) right now. Another western disturbance is coming in the next day or two. In the coming time, the minimum temperature will drop by 2 to 3 degrees Celsius in four-five days.
Fog hits trains
Chief Public Relations Officer of North Western Railway, Captain Shashi Kiran said, fog has affected the operation of trains in states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Bengal and Jharkhand. Ajmer-Jammutvi Express (12413) will depart from Ajmer at 16:15 on Tuesday with a delay of two hours instead of its scheduled time of 14:15. Ajmer-Sealdah Express (12988) will depart (from Ajmer) at 18:50 instead of its scheduled time of 12:50, with a delay of six hours.
