Parts of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan witness cold wave
New Delhi, December 25: The MeT department's Christmas and holiday forecasts indicate the possibility of dense fog in Chandigarh, Punjab, and Haryana over the next four days.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported cold wave conditions in isolated pockets of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, and northwest Rajasthan on Sunday. Visibility is also expected to be reduced in Delhi and Himachal Pradesh due to dense fog.
According to the weather forecast, people in Uttar Pradesh and northwest Rajasthan will also experience cold wave conditions. The MeT has issued a severe cold warning for north Rajasthan over the next few days, as well as for Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, and Himachal Pradesh until Monday.
Over the next 24 hours, Delhi is likely to experience freezing cold. Temperatures may drop even further on December 25 and 26, according to the IMD.
The IMD issued a forecast for the next few days on its website: "Dense to very dense fog in many places very likely to continue over Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh in early morning hours of 25th December. Thereafter, dense fog in isolated pockets very likely to continue over these sub-divisions for subsequent 4 days."
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"Dense Fog in isolated pockets also very likely over Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Bihar, West Bengal & Sikkim, Odisha, Assam and Tripura in early morning hours of 25th December; over Uttar Pradesh and north Rajasthan in the night and morning hours of 25th-26th December and decreases in intensity thereafter."
"Cold Wave to Severe Cold Wave Conditions very likely in isolated pockets over north Rajasthan during next 2 days and Cold Wave Conditions during subsequent 2 days. Cold Wave Conditions very likely in isolated pockets over Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi during next 2 days," it added.
"Cold Day Conditions very likely in many places over Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi during next 24 hours. Cold Day Conditions also very likely in isolated pockets over north Rajasthan during next 24 hours," the IMD said.
"Cold wave conditions will prevail over most places of Delhi during the next two days (following the criteria of cold wave condition; minimum temperature= or < 4 degrees)," IMD stated a day earlier.
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