Cold day, cold wave conditions to grip Northwest India this week: IMD
India Today
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday that cold to severe cold day conditions are very likely to grip Northwest India this week.
The minimum temperatures in northwest and central India are likely to drop by 3-5°C over the next five days, leading to cold day conditions in Delhi and a cold wave in parts of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra.
Cold day to severe cold day conditions are very likely over parts of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat over the next two to three days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday.
Cold wave to severe cold wave is very likely in isolated pockets of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, and Gujarat over the next five days.
Dense to very dense fog is predicted in parts of Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi, Bihar, West Bengal, Odisha, Assam, Sikkim, Meghalaya and Tripura over the next two to three days, it said.
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According to the IMD, a “cold day” is when the minimum temperature is less than 10°C and the maximum is at least 4.5°C below normal.
A “severe” cold day is when the maximum temperature is at least 6.5 notches below normal.
