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According to Skymet Weather, a Western Disturbance is presently over Jammu and Kashmir and Northern Himachal Pradesh.

A cyclonic circulation lies over the equator in the Indian Ocean and southwestern parts of the Bay of Bengal. The anti-cyclonic system is presently near South Rajasthan and adjoining parts.

During the next 24 hours, the effects of Western Disturbance on North India are likely to bring rain and snow at some places in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Himachal Pradesh may also receive light rain at one or two places.

The weather will remain mainly clear and dry in all the other states of North India including Uttarakhand. Light to moderate rains expected in parts of Tamil Nadu and Kerala from December 22.

On Sunday, the minimum temperature recorded at the Safdarjung observatory was 3.4 degrees Celsius, five notches below the season’s normal. This was the lowest recording for the season. (Amal KS/HT PHOTO)

The cold wave is likely to continue over one or two places in the eastern parts of Madhya Pradesh and Vidarbha. Whereas, the temperature will increase in the cities of North India, which will further reduce the winter.

Dense fog is likely to persist at some places in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. Eastern Uttar Pradesh will be a particularly dense fog region.

According to Hindustan Times, pollution levels in the national capital continued to increase on Tuesday and its air quality index (AQI) reading reached 350 at 7 am, which is considered to be in the "very poor" zone.

Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data shows that the overall AQI reading of Delhi on Monday was 332, in the "very poor" category. This was a few points higher than the AQI reading of Sunday, which was 321, also in the "very poor" range.

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India Meteorological Department (IMD) data shows that on Monday, the minimum temperature recorded at the Safdarjung observatory, which is considered the official recording of the city, was 5.5 degrees Celsius. This was three degrees below the season’s average.

Scientists said that the spike in temperature was because of the passing of a western disturbance in Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh.

“This marginal rise in the temperature was an impact of the western disturbance in the hills. By Tuesday, however, the temperature will start falling again and we expect it to drop down to around 3 degrees Celsius in the coming days,” said Kuldeep Srivastava, head of IMD’s regional weather forecasting center.

Srivastava also explained that even though the western disturbance did not bring any rainfall in Delhi and the neighboring towns, the moisture content in the air had increased, which also caused the pollution levels to go up.

Union ministry of earth science’s air quality monitoring center, System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (Safar), said that the air quality might deteriorate further in the coming days as the temperature dips.

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“A gradual rise in minimum and maximum temperature is likely in the Delhi region. However, surface winds are likely to slow down and surface inversion is likely to form. A sharp deterioration of ventilation condition is forecasted for the next two days,” Safar analysis said.

It added, “The AQI is forecasted to deteriorate to the higher end of the very poor category on December 22 and likely to stay in the high end of very poor on December 23 and 24.”

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