Weather Update: A warning of dense to very dense fog has been issued in North India for the next four to five days. Apart from this, severe cold day conditions are going to persist for the next three days. After three days, there are chances of getting some relief from the harsh cold. At the same time, there is going to be light rain and snowfall in the western Himalayan region from January 25.
According to the Meteorological Department, the minimum temperature in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, North Rajasthan, North Madhya Pradesh, Bihar is between three to seven degrees Celsius. Today the lowest temperature was recorded at 2.8 degrees Celsius in Datia, Madhya Pradesh. Cold wave has been observed in Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Sub Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Punjab, Haryana.
Very dense fog warning
According to the Meteorological Department, dense to very dense fog is going to occur in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Uttar Pradesh from the night of 22 January to the morning of 27 January. At the same time, there will be dense to very dense fog in Rajasthan from 22nd January to the morning of 26th January and in Madhya Pradesh from 22nd to 24th January.
At the same time, there will be dense fog in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sub Himalayan West Bengal, Odisha, Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura from 22 to 24 January and Bihar from 22 to 27 January. Cold day conditions will prevail in Punjab and Haryana till 22 and 23 January. At the same time, there will be cold day conditions in North Rajasthan between 22 and 24 January.
Cold havoc continues in Punjab and Haryana
At the same time, people in Punjab and Haryana did not get respite from the bone-chilling cold and at many places the temperature was recorded below normal. The weather office in Chandigarh said that Bathinda in Punjab is in the grip of severe cold, where the minimum temperature was recorded at four degrees Celsius. Gurdaspur also experienced freezing cold at night and the minimum temperature was recorded at 4.5 degrees Celsius.
The night temperature was recorded at five degrees Celsius in Faridkot, 5.6 degrees in Ludhiana and 5.8 degrees Celsius in Patiala. The night temperature in Amritsar was recorded at seven degrees Celsius. Chandigarh, the common capital of both the states, is facing severe cold where the minimum temperature was recorded at 6.5 degrees Celsius. Many places in Haryana including Sirsa, Fatehabad, Hisar, Bhiwani and Narnaul are in the grip of cold wave. The minimum temperature was 4.6 degrees Celsius recorded in Sirsa and Fatehabad.