Severe cold wave likely in northwest till Jan 3: IMD

New Delhi, December 30

The IMD today predicted cold wave to severe cold wave conditions over many parts of the northwest and Madhya Pradesh in the next three to four days. The weather office said “minimum temperatures are prevailing in the range of 2-6° Celsius over Punjab, north Rajasthan, Haryana and adjoining western UP and cold wave to severe cold wave conditions are expected over northwest India and Madhya Pradesh in the next three to four days”.

Cold wave conditions will be witnessed in some parts of Punjab and in isolated/some parts of Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and Rajasthan from the New Year eve tomorrow to January 3. Dense fog in isolated pockets in night and morning hours is also very likely over Uttar Pradesh in the next five days.

An intense western disturbance is likely to affect the Western Himalayan Region from January 4 to 7. — TNS