new Delhi. North India is currently in the grip of severe cold wave. Dense to very dense fog is also likely to continue over parts of North India including Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana and Delhi during the next 48 hours. However, after this it is expected to get relief. According to the India Meteorological Department, from the morning of December 28, there will be a decrease in dense fog in North West India. While the cold wave is likely to continue. Due to the continuation of cold wave in Delhi, dense fog was seen. Where the minimum temperature was recorded at 7 degree Celsius.
Meanwhile, the minimum temperature in Punjab and Haryana remained between three and seven degrees Celsius in the last 24 hours, the IMD said in its weather bulletin. Dense to very dense fog was observed at isolated places in West Rajasthan, Punjab, West Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand on Monday morning and dense fog was also observed in many areas of Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi. Due to light wind and more moisture in the lower tropospheric levels, very dense fog is likely to continue over Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and parts of Delhi and West Rajasthan during the next 48 hours, the Met department said. According to the Meteorological Department, there is no possibility of any significant change in the minimum temperature in many parts of the plains of northwest India during the next 24 hours and after that there will be a gradual increase in temperature by about two degrees Celsius.
No significant change in minimum temperature has also been predicted over many parts of East India and it is likely to drop further by two to four degrees Celsius. During the next 24 hours, there is a possibility of cold wave in different parts of Saurashtra and Kutch. Whereas on 29 and 30 December, scattered light rain or snowfall has been predicted in the western Himalayan region. The IMD has also predicted moderate rainfall over several South Indian states including Tamil Nadu and Kerala during the next few days.