The states of Punjab and Haryana are reeling under cold weather conditions.
New Delhi: North India is under the grip of severe cold wave with the temperature dropping in various areas amid a fresh spate of snowfall.
In the plains, the states of Punjab and Haryana are reeling under cold weather conditions as on Sunday, 15 December 2024 while the minimum temperature dropped to 4.9°C in Delhi.
Towards east, a severe cold wave is prevailing in northern Odisha as temperatures in Mayurbhanj district reached 10°C. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), severe cold wave conditions will persist over many places of the country for the next few days.
“North-westerly winds are blowing and south-easterly winds will blow in North India. There is a possibility of a 1°C to 2°C drop in temperature for Delhi. Cold wave has been recorded in Punjab and Madhya Pradesh. Cold wave will last for one to two days in North and Central India. There is a possibility of an increase in temperature by December 16 to 17,” said IMD scientist Dr Soma Sen Roy while talking to ANI.
Cold wave conditions are likely to continue to prevail over northwest India during next five days and over central India next three days, says IMD.
“Cold wave to severe cold wave conditions very likely in isolated parts over Madhya Pradesh. Cold wave conditions very likely in isolated pockets of Jammu Kashmir-Ladakh-Gilgit-Baltistan-Muzaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Vidarbha, Odisha, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada, Saurashtra and Kutch and Telangana. Cold day conditions very likely in isolated places of West Madhya Pradesh,” predicted the weather office for Monday, December 16.
