India, Jan. 11 -- Delhi continued to reel under biting cold on Sunday, with isolated pockets of the city recording coldwave conditions as the mercury dipped to as low as 2.9degC, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. Safdarjung, the city's base station, recorded a minimum temperature of 4.8degC on Sunday, after logging a season's lowest of 4.2degC a day earlier.

Other parts of the capital were colder, prompting the IMD to declare isolated coldwave conditions. Ayanagar recorded a minimum of 2.9degC, Palam 3degC and the Ridge station 3.7degC.

The IMD has forecast the continuation of coldwave conditions in the capital on Monday as well.

The weather department defines a 'coldwave' when the minimum temperature falls below 10degC a...