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India Shivers Through Unusually Cold November as Cyclone Ditwah Deepens South’s Chill

IMD forecasts shallow to moderate fog and a further 2–3°C slide in temperatures across the northern plains in early December.

Overview

  • Delhi logged its coldest November in five years with an average minimum of 11.5°C and recorded its season’s lowest daytime high of 24.3°C on Sunday, with the month staying dry.
  • Jammu and Kashmir endured the Valley’s coldest November since 2007, with Srinagar at −4.4°C and Pahalgam at −5.6°C, prompting winter vacations for lower classes.
  • Mumbai woke to its coldest November morning in over a decade as the Santacruz observatory dipped to 15.7°C, 4.4°C below normal.
  • Cyclone Ditwah’s outer circulation kept South India cloudy and cool, with Bengaluru’s coldest day of the year at 21.6°C and Telangana reporting drizzle, single‑digit pockets and rain alerts in some districts.
  • The chill broadened beyond metro hubs, with Pune’s minimum plunging to 9.8°C and Chandigarh marking its coldest November nights in 14 years as the season turns toward early‑December fog.