Cold wave to persist in northwest, central India till Friday
What's the story
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that cold wave conditions will continue to prevail over parts of central and western India till Thursday. The weather department said minimum temperatures over most of northwest and central India are likely to remain unchanged for the next two days. However, a rise of 2-4 degrees Celsius is expected between December 13 and 15 due to an approaching western disturbance.
Regional forecast
Delhi's temperature to dip, Maharashtra to experience drop
In Delhi, minimum temperatures are likely to drop by 2-3 degrees Celsius in the next two days. Meanwhile, Maharashtra is also expected to witness a dip in minimum temperatures by 2-3 degrees Celsius over the next three days before they gradually rise again. Cold wave conditions are likely at isolated places over Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada and Telangana till December 13.
Weather update
Western disturbance to bring light rain, snowfall
A weak western disturbance is likely to affect the western Himalayan region from Friday. Light rain or snowfall is expected at isolated places in Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan and Muzaffarabad between December 13-16. In Himachal Pradesh, similar weather conditions are likely on December 14. However, no rainfall is anticipated over the plains of India for the next week.
Fog forecast
Foggy conditions likely in northeast, other regions
Dense fog is not expected over northwest India till December 12 as lower-level easterlies are likely only from Friday. However, dense fog is very likely over isolated areas of Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland and other northeastern states till December 15. Foggy conditions are also expected over Himachal Pradesh and northeast Uttar Pradesh from December 11-13.