New Delhi, Jan 22 (FN Representative) India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday predicted that dense to very dense fog and cold day to severe cold day conditions will continue to prevail over North India for the next 3-5 days. According to IMD, “Dense to very dense fog conditions very likely to prevail over some parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Uttar Pradesh during the night on January 22 to 27 morning.” “Dense Fog conditions very likely in isolated places over Delhi during 22nd night and 27th January morning,” It said. Similar conditions are also likely to prevail over the isolated pockets of Rajasthan from the 22nd night to the 26th January morning and in isolated pockets of north Madhya Pradesh from the 22nd night to the 24th morning, the IMD said.
“Dense fog conditions very likely to prevail in morning hours in isolated pockets of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Odisha, Assam & Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura during 22nd night to 24th January morning; Bihar during 22nd night to 27th January morning and Gangetic West Bengal during 22nd night to 23rd morning,” it said. The weather department further said,” Cold day to severe cold day conditions very likely to continue in some parts of Punjab, Haryana during 22nd-23rd and cold day conditions in isolated pockets on 24th January 2024.”
Parts of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar and north Madhya Pradesh are also likely to witness cold day to severe cold day conditions during 22-26 January. Cold day conditions are very likely in isolated pockets of West Bengal & Sikkim on 22 January, it said. Light rainfall and snowfall are likely over the Western Himalayan Region from January 25, the IMD said. The IMD further predicted a rise in minimum temperatures by 2-3°C during the next 5 days over northwest India. No significant change in minimum temperatures is very likely over the rest parts of the country during the next 5 days, the IMD said.