The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted a chilly to extreme chilly wave within the area from Friday, December 31 to Monday, January 3, as the brand new yr begins in components of northwest India.
The IMD mentioned on Thursday that Delhi, components of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana and Rajasthan would expertise chilly wave situations within the subsequent 4 days. Madhya Pradesh can be more likely to expertise chilly wave until Sunday, January 2.
The IMD has predicted dense fog throughout night time and morning over Uttar Pradesh for the subsequent 5 days and over East and Northeast India for the subsequent two to a few days.
Additionally, the minimal temperature is more likely to drop by 2-4°C over Central India in the course of the subsequent three days, adopted by a rise of 2-3°C over the subsequent two days. East India may even see a drop of 3-5 diploma Celsius within the minimal temperature in the course of the subsequent three days.
Punjab, North Rajasthan, West Uttar Pradesh and Haryana recorded a minimal temperature of 2-6 levels Celsius on Thursday, in response to a press launch. In 24 hours, together with Madhya Pradesh, the minimal temperature of the area noticed a drop of three to five levels Celsius.
The IMD data a chilly wave when the minimal temperature at a climate station within the plains is the same as or lower than 10 °C, and is 4.5 °C to six.4 °C under the traditional temperature for that interval. A chilly wave can also be recorded at a station within the plains when the minimal temperature is lower than or equal to 4 °C.
For hilly areas, a chilly wave is said when the minimal temperature is lower than or equal to 0°C and the minimal temperature is 4.5° to six.4°C under regular.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
