IMD issues alert of cold wave, snowfall and rain in many cities on January 4-5 , check details

Weather Latest Update: The Meteorological Department has warned that a new western disturbance may hit north-west India from January 5.

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast that rain is likely in the Himalayan region in the coming week and in the plains of northwest India from January 4 to January 5, 2025. Dense fog and cold wave conditions are expected to persist in parts of northwest India for the next 24 hours, after which gradual improvement is expected.

Western disturbance will bring snowfall and rain

The weather department has also warned that a new western disturbance may hit northwest India from January 5. Under its influence, light to scattered rain is expected in the western Himalayan region from January 1 to January 3. These are expected to become widespread from January 4 to January 6. Light to scattered rain may occur in the plains of northwest India from January 4 to 6. Heavy rains with snowfall are expected in Jammu and Kashmir, Muzaffarabad, Gilgit and Baltistan on January 5.

Forecast of cold wave and dense fog

Cold day conditions will prevail in isolated pockets of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, East Uttar Pradesh and Chandigarh from January 1. According to the IMD, maximum temperatures have dropped by more than 5 degrees Celsius in at least 50 districts of Uttar Pradesh due to the cold wave conditions.

Dense fog is expected to prevail over parts of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Chandigarh, Haryana and other eastern and northeastern states till January 5.

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