Cold wave likely in North India in next few days: Met Office

New Delhi:

The National Weather Forecasting Agency, India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted cold wave conditions over Delhi, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh for the next few days.

According to the agency, heavy rain or snowfall has been predicted in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Light intensity rain/ drizzle has been predicted over parts of Uttar Pradesh. Significantly, Delhi-NCR has received rain in the last 24 hours.

The Meteorological Department has said that the national capital recorded about 70 mm of rain in January this year, which is the highest in the month in the last 32 years.

The IMD has also said that the minimum temperature in Gujarat is 5-7 degrees Celsius above normal; 3-5 degree Celsius over Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh and 1-2 degree Celsius over Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and West Bengal and near normal in rest of North India.

The IMD had predicted no significant change in minimum temperatures over most parts of Northwest India and Madhya Pradesh during the next two days followed by a fall of 4-6 degrees Celsius.

Shimla in Himachal Pradesh received fresh snowfall on Sunday morning.

IMD has said that scattered thunderstorm/lightning/hailstorm with very widespread/ widespread light/moderate rain is very likely over Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh Delhi, Uttar Pradesh today.

Meanwhile, the cold wave continues in Uttar Pradesh Kanpur today. People were seen comforting themselves near the bonfire. The Meteorological Department said that dense fog was observed in isolated areas in East Uttar Pradesh.

Fresh snowfall occurred in many parts of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday as well.

At least 13 trains are running late due to the prevailing weather and hence reaching Delhi late today.

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