Frost hits queen of hill stations

Coimbatore: Residents of Ooty aroused from sleep early Wednesday to peer layers of frost overlaying crops and cars.
Weather experts attributed the frost formation to the chilly wave sweeping through Telangana, sending chills to different states. The frosty length is more likely to proceed until the top of the week.

The Regional Meteorological Centre in Chennai issued a frost caution in Ooty on Wednesday asking for folks to stick indoors. “Though we don't report frost, frost sighting has been confirmed,” said an reliable. “We have asked folks to stick indoors. If it's important to step out, better keep your palms and feet lined. We additionally be expecting formation of ground frost, which can make surfaces slippery.”

Frost paperwork when there are many water droplets within the air. They become ice crystals in extraordinarily low temperature. “In Ooty, temperature has touched 5 C or even in crowded, interior portions, minimal temperature is round nine C to 10 C,” said the reliable. “However, the crystals start melting round 7.30am.”


Ooty citizens confirmed that it's been extraordinarily chilly since Monday evening. “It has been bitterly chilly since Monday and frost had lined leaves,” said D Radhakrishnan, a resident of Lovedale. “You can see the ice in case you get up round 6am,” he said.


The director of the Agro-climate Research Centre of the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, S Paneerselvam, said that whilst the chilly stipulations are more likely to proceed until mid-February, frost formation might scale back after a couple of days. “It will have to come down after Friday,” said a meteorologist from the centre.


Blogger Pradeep John, known as Tamil Nadu Weatherman, said the low temperatures have been because of top pressure dominating the hill stations. “Munnar and Valparai have additionally been extraordinarily chilly and also are recording temperatures round 5 C. It will have to get better after January 5 - 6,” he said.


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