Cold Wave, Fog To Intensify Across North India: IMD Shares January 4's Weather Update

Several parts of the country will witness dense fog and cold wave on January 4. According to the weather forecast by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the cold wave is set to intensify across North India. However, the skies will be clear during the daytime.

“Dense to Very dense fog conditions very likely to continue during night/morning hours over North India during next 7 days,” IMD stated.

January 4 Weather Update

Owing to the adverse weather, IMD has issued a yellow alert in Delhi for dense fog on Sunday. Alongside, the meteorological station on Saturday issued a yellow warning of dense fog at isolated places in seven districts of Himachal Pradesh in the coming week.

The weather department predicted light snowfall at isolated places

in Kinnaur and Lahaul and Spiti districts on January 6 and issued a yellow warning of dense fog at isolated places in Una, Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Mandi, Solan, and Sirmaur districts in the morning hours from January 4 to 7.

IMD issued the weather forecast of the week on X and stated, “Dense to Very dense fog conditions very likely to continue during night/morning hours at many/some places over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh till 7th; over West Uttar Pradesh till 5th; over East Uttar Pradesh till 8th; over East Rajasthan till 4th; over Odisha till 6th January, 2026.”

It further added, “Cold day conditions very likely at isolated pockets over Uttarakhand on 3rd & 4th; over Uttar Pradesh, west Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan on 3rd; over Bihar during 3rd – 5th January, 2026.”

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पंजाब, हरियाणा, चंडीगढ़ में 7, पश्चिमी उत्तर प्रदेश में 5, पूर्वी उत्तर प्रदेश में 8, पूर्वी राजस्थान में 4 और ओडिशा में 6 जनवरी, 2026 तक रात/सुबह के समय में कई/कुछ जगहों पर घना से बहुत घना कोहरा छाए रहने की बहुत संभावना है।

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For Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, and Delhi, IMD forecasted cold weather till January 7. Over west Rajasthan during January 5 and 8; over east Rajasthan during Jan 4 to 8.

For Delhi, the weather office said cold wave conditions are likely to affect isolated places between January 4 and January 7.