The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday issued a cold wave warning for parts of north and central India, predicting cold day conditions, dense fog and a further drop in minimum temperatures
over the next few days.
The severe cold wave that has swept across the national capital and neighbouring areas is expected to continue, as the weather agency forecasts cloudy and foggy conditions until tomorrow for Delhi.
According to the IMD bulletin, cold wave conditions are very likely in parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Odisha between January 7 and 9, while Rajasthan may experience cold wave conditions from January 8 to 11. Madhya Pradesh is expected to see cold wave conditions on January 7 and 8, with Vidarbha, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh likely to be affected between January 6 and 8.
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Cold day conditions are also likely in Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh on January 6 and 7, and in Delhi, West Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh on January 6.
The weather agency warned that dense to very dense fog will continue to affect large parts of northwest, central, east and northeast India during morning and night hours over the next five to seven days. Dense fog is likely over Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Delhi on multiple days, while isolated pockets of fog are expected in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar, West Bengal, Sikkim and several northeastern states.
In Jharkhand, where a cold wave alert has been issued, the mercury dropped below 10 degrees Celsius in 10 districts on Tuesday, news agency PTI quoted officials as saying. A yellow alert has been issued for several districts, including Garhwa, Palamu, Latehar, Lohardaga, Gumla and Chatra, officials said.
They added that cold wave conditions are expected to persist in these districts until January 7.
The IMD also said minimum temperatures may fall by 2–3 degrees Celsius over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi over the next two days. A similar fall of 2–3°C is likely across central and eastern India over the next two days, followed by stable conditions for the subsequent five days. No major change in night temperatures is expected in the rest of the country.
The IMD has also predicted snowfall over Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan, Muzaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand today. Meanwhile, a thin layer of fog blanketed Srinagar, the capital of Kashmir, on Tuesday morning as cold wave conditions continued to tighten their grip on the Kashmir Valley.
In southern India, light to moderate rain accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning is likely over Tamil Nadu on January 8 and 9. Heavy rainfall is expected at isolated locations across Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Mahe on January 9 and 10.
Over the seas, squally weather with wind speeds reaching 35-45 kmph, gusting to 55 kmph, is likely along and off the Sri Lanka coast, over most parts of the southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas, many parts of the southeast Bay of Bengal, the Gulf of Mannar and the Comorin area. Squally winds of 45-55 kmph, gusting to 65 kmph, are likely along and off the Somalia coast and adjoining sea areas.
(With inputs from agencies)
