Overview
- Delhi’s minimum dropped to 12.7°C on Thursday, three degrees below normal, with forecasts keeping nights near 12–14°C through the weekend as daytime highs hold around 27–30°C.
- The IMD says a western disturbance is delivering fresh snowfall across higher Himalayas and funnelling cold northwesterlies into the plains, prompting a 3–5°C fall in minimums over Northwest and a 2–4°C dip over Central India.
- Southern states face yellow alerts: the IMD forecasts light to moderate rain with isolated heavy spells, thunderstorms and gusty winds across Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka through the next few days.
- RMC Chennai expects widespread rain in Tamil Nadu till November 11, and Tirupattur closed schools on Thursday after early morning downpours, while advisories also extend to parts of the Northeast and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
- Pune is turning drier with clearer skies and a gradual night-time cooldown into next week, and Mumbai has shifted to sunny, post-monsoon conditions with citywide air quality in the good to moderate range.