IMD alerts north Indian states for 'cold day'; dense fog expected
New Delhi, January 05: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a 'cold day' warning for several northern states in India, expecting temperatures to dip below 10 degrees Celsius. In their latest bulletin, the IMD anticipated dense to very dense fog persisting across the northwest region during nights and mornings for the next two days.
According to IMD data, minimum temperatures recorded on Friday morning ranged between 6-10°C across most parts of Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, West Rajasthan, and specific areas in east Rajasthan and West Uttar Pradesh. IMD's alert on social media platforms stated, "Cold Day to Severe Cold Day conditions likely over some parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, and Rajasthan for the next 2 days, decreasing thereafter."
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The weather department forecasted dense fog in specific areas of east Uttar Pradesh from January 6 to 9. Additionally, foggy conditions were predicted from January 6 to 8 over west Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Odisha on January 6 and 7.
Severe to Very Severe Cold day (minimum temperature ≤10°C) very likely at many pockets of East Rajasthan on 5th & isolated pockets on 6th January, 2024. pic.twitter.com/Vr8jG7eyjr — India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) January 5, 2024
IMD also hinted at isolated light rainfall in northwest and central India between January 8 and 10. In IMD's classification, a 'cold day' occurs when the maximum temperature drops between 4.5-6.4 degrees below the seasonal norm. A more severe condition, termed a severe cold day, is marked when temperatures fall 6.5 degrees below the normal seasonal range.
The Minimum temperatures realised during past 24 hours at 0830 hours IST are in the range of 6-10°C over most parts of Punjab and Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, West Rajasthan and some parts of East Rajasthan, West Uttar Pradesh. pic.twitter.com/W941u2dGnU — India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) January 5, 2024
Parts of Delhi woke up to dense fog on Friday morning, accompanied by a minimum temperature settling at 9.4 degrees Celsius, based on the IMD's records. The meteorological department had earlier predicted the possibility of shallow to moderate fog and cold day conditions prevailing in certain areas of the city throughout the day.
In Delhi:
Palam - 10°C
Safdarjung - 9.4°C
Ridge - 9.1°C
Ayangar - 9.8°C
In Uttar Pradesh:
Meerut - 8.2°C
Bareilly - 10.5°C
Jhansi - 11.6°C
Lucknow - 12.0°C
Sultanpur - 11.6°C
Bahraich - 11.4°C
Gorakhpur - 11.9°C
Varanasi - 13.0°C
In Bihar:
Patna - 12.2°C
Darbhanga - 12.6°C
Purnea - 9.9°C
Gaya - 10.6°C
In Punjab:
Ludhiana - 6.6°C
Amritsar - 6.6°C
In Haryana and Chandigarh:
Chandigarh - 4.9°C
Ambala - 6.6°C
Hissar - 7.5°C
Karnal - 6.3°C
In Rajasthan:
Ganganagar - 6.8°C
Churu - 5.4°C
Bikaner - 2.8°C
Jaisalmer - 5.5°C
Jaipur - 7.4°C
Ajmer - 4.8°C
Udaipur - 6.8°C
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By 8:30 am, the Safardjung Observatory noted a minimum temperature of 9.4 degrees Celsius, slightly above the normal range by more than two notches. Simultaneously, the Ridge Observatory recorded a low of 9.1 degrees Celsius.
An orange alert has been issued for Delhi, signifying expectations of shallow to moderate fog and cold day conditions in specific zones. Palam reported visibility dropping to 50 meters at 8 am, indicating dense fog. Consequently, nearly 22 trains experienced delays due to poor visibility, as per reports quoted from railway officials by news agency PTI.
(Inputs from agencies)
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