As these air masses traverse over the northern plains, they often collide with cold, dry air from the Himalayas, leading to a drop in temperatures.
As winter tightens its grip, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a chilling warning for several states, signaling the onset of a cold to severe cold wave. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has given a thorough weather update, emphasizing the ongoing cold wave and predicting its continuation in several states. To subscribe please click tau.id/2iy6f and access our live channel.
The forecast suggests that cold to severe cold conditions are likely to persist for an extended period. Let’s delve into the latest IMD forecast and explore how this weather phenomenon might impact different regions.
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Northern States
The IMD explains that the cold conditions are due to jet stream winds at high altitudes, causing cold air to sink over the plains of North India. This phenomenon is expected to last for the next five days, keeping the cold wave strong.
In many parts of Punjab and some areas of Haryana-Chandigarh, temperatures have dropped to a bone-chilling 2-5 degree Celsius, while regions like Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan are experiencing 6-8 degree Celsius.
The forecast also mentions the possibility of light rainfall and snowfall in the higher regions of Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh-Gilgit-Baltistan-Muzaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand on January 17 to 19.
Dense fog warnings are issued for various areas, with Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, and parts of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, likely to have very dense fog during the late night and early morning hours.
Measurement of Severity
According to the India meteorological department (IMD) classification, ‘very dense’ fog occurs when visibility ranges from 0 to 50 meters, ‘dense’ fog is between 51 and 200 meters, ‘moderate’ is within 201 and 500 meters, and ‘shallow’ fog is in the range of 501 to 1,000 meters.
The state forecast indicates dry weather. The IMD has issued a warning of dense to very dense fog likely at isolated places over the state, with a possibility of cold day to severe cold day at isolated places. The maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to be around 17 and 7 degrees Celsius, respectively.
Forecast
However, the weather forecast for the next few days indicates a slight rise in minimum temperatures likely due to easterly winds. As per the seven-day weather prediction, the temperature in Delhi and NCR is likely to reach 10 degrees Celsius on Thursday, 12 degrees Celsius on Friday, 12 degrees Celsius on Saturday, 12 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 12 degrees Celsius on Monday and 12 degrees Celsius on Tuesday.
