As a bone-chilling cold wave tightens its grip on Northern India, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday (January 5) issued a stern ‘cold day’ warning for multiple states in the region, cautioning residents to prepare for temperatures anticipated to dip below 10 degrees Celsius.
The IMD’s latest bulletin also highlights the persistence of dense to very dense fog during nights and mornings across the northwest region for the next two days. The Met Office also indicated the possibility of isolated light rainfall in northwest and central India between January 8 and 10.
Cold to severe cold conditions in several parts of North India
Cold to severe cold conditions prevailed across various locations, including Haryana, Rajasthan, Punjab, Delhi, and isolated pockets in north Madhya Pradesh.
“Cold to severe cold conditions prevailed at many places over Haryana, a few places over Rajasthan, and some pockets over Punjab. Cold day conditions prevailed at a few places over Delhi and isolated pockets over north M.P.,” the IMD said in a post on ‘X’.
Delhi registered a peak temperature of 13.8 degrees Celsius at Palam, experiencing a departure of -4.9 degrees Celsius. Chandigarh reported a maximum temperature of 14.3 degrees Celsius, with a departure of -3.9 degrees Celsius. Ambala in Haryana recorded a maximum temperature of 10 degrees Celsius, marking a departure of -7.5 degrees Celsius. Similarly, Patiala in Punjab recorded a maximum temperature of 11.1 degrees Celsius, with a departure of -7.5 degrees Celsius.
IMD warns of dense fog
The meteorological department has forecasted dense fog in specific regions of East Uttar Pradesh from January 6 to 9. Furthermore, foggy conditions are anticipated in West Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura from January 6 to 8. Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Odisha are also expected to encounter fog on January 6 and 7.