New Delhi, Jan 12 (Representative) Parts of North India are expected to witness dense to very dense fog conditions for the next five days, the India Meteorological Department said on Friday. The weather department also predicted that severe cold-day conditions are likely to prevail over North India during the next two days and over the plains of Northwest India during the next three days. The minimum temperature is expected to fall gradually by 2-3 degrees Celsius over many parts of Central and East India during the next 2-3 days, with no significant change thereafter, the IMD said, adding that no significant change in minimum temperatures is likely over Northwest India during the next 5 days. According to IMD, dense to very dense fog conditions are very likely to prevail for a few hours during the night and morning in several parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, and Uttar Pradesh on January 12 and 13, and in some pockets for the subsequent three days.
The IMD further forecast that dense fog conditions are very likely to prevail for a few hours in the morning in isolated pockets of Uttarakhand during January 12–16; Himachal Pradesh, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, and north Madhya Pradesh on 12 and 13; over Jammu division on 12; West Rajasthan, Bihar, and Odisha during January 12–14; East Rajasthan on 13 and 14; and Assam & Meghalaya, Mizoram & Tripura during January 12–15. Cold day to severe cold day conditions are very likely to continue in many parts of Punjab, Haryana, and Chandigarh on January 12 and 13, and cold day conditions in isolated pockets for the subsequent 3 days, the IMD said, adding, “Cold day conditions are very likely to continue in isolated pockets of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh on January 12 and 13.” It further predicted ground frost conditions over Uttarakhand, Punjab, Chandigarh, and Haryana on January 12 and 13.