Winter chill grips north India, temperature in Delhi dips to single digit

The mercury continued its downward spiral parts of north India, including in UTs of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh owing to clear skies, with Leh, Srinagar and Jammu experiencing the coldest night of the season, PTI reported. In pic: View of snow covered Himalayan range after fresh snowfall in Shimla (Express photo: Pradeep Kumar)

In Delhi, the minimum temperature was 9.1 degrees Celsius on Tuesday but weather experts said it is likely to drop to 7 degrees Celsius by Friday as high-velocity northwesterly winds continue to blow from the hills. In pic: A Man takes heat from fire on a cold winter morning in New Delhi. (Express photo: Praveen Khanna)

Falling temperatures and an expected dip in the wind speed may push the pollution levels up in the national capital. (Express photo: Praveen Khanna)

Children play with hand gloves on a cold winter morning in New Delhi on Monday. The night temperatures have started to drop across Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh after snowfall in the higher reaches and rains in the plains last week. (Express photo: Praveen Khanna)

People cover themselves with blanket outside AIIMS on a cold winter morning in New Delhi. (Express photo: Praveen Khanna)

Intense cold wave persisted in parts of Himachal Pradesh but the weather is expected to remain dry in the state till December 9. (Express photo: Praveen Khanna)

There is a possibility of shallow-to-moderate fog Wednesday morning in Delhi, according to IMD. (Express photo: Praveen Khanna)

People enjoy a sunny afternoon at the Lodhi Gardens in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Express Photo: Tashi Tobgyal)