Weather Update / New Year brought severe cold, know the weather condition of many states including Delhi and UP

Weather Update: Most parts of East and North India are in the grip of cold at this time. The cold has increased so much that people have to resort to bonfires. Let us inform that if there is cold wave in some area, then many parts are in the grip of dense fog. The Indian Metrological Department (IMD) has issued a latest update regarding whether the winter season will reduce or increase in the coming days. Experts of the Meteorological Department have expressed the possibility of increasing the effect of cold in the first week of the new year. Especially in many states of North and East India, the effect of cold has been expected to increase. The Meteorological Department has also issued an alert regarding this.

Dense fog in these states including Delhi and UP

According to the alert issued by the Indian Metrological Department, dense to very dense fog may occur in the morning and night in many districts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. Apart from this, people may have to face dense fog in some districts of Bihar as well. Similar conditions are expected to prevail in these states for the next 5 days. The hill states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand have also been predicted to witness dense fog for the next 3-4 days. Dense to dense fog is likely over West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura for the next 2 days. The people of Arunachal Pradesh may have to face fog for the next 24 hours. Due to the activation of Western Disturbance, the weather patterns from the plains to the mountains are going to change again in the next one or two days. There is a possibility of snowfall along with rain in Uttarkashi, Chamoli, Pithoragarh, Rudraprayag, Bageshwar of Uttarakhand.

Dense fog enveloped parts of Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh, reducing visibility in many areas. According to IMD, the minimum temperature in Moradabad will be 6 degree Celsius and the maximum temperature will be 16 degree Celsius, while very dense fog will prevail today.

Temperature likely to drop

Along with the heavy outbreak of fog and cold wave, the temperature of many states of the country has also been expected to fall. According to weather experts, the north-west winds coming from the Himalayan region can have a great impact in the plains. Due to this, there is a possibility of recording a drop of 2 to 4 degree Celsius in the minimum temperature in North-West India. For the next 2 days, its effect can be seen in central India as well. Due to cold winds, cold wave is expected to increase in Himachal Pradesh till January 1, 2023, Punjab and West Rajasthan till January 4, 2023, Haryana as well as parts of Chandigarh and East Rajasthan till January 4.

Cold wave in Delhi-UP

The havoc of cold winds can also be seen in Delhi-NCR and many districts of UP. According to the latest forecast of IMD, there is a possibility of cold wave in Delhi-NCR from January 3 to 4. At the same time, cold wave is expected to prevail in most parts of western Uttar Pradesh from January 1 to 2, 2023. There is no possibility of any significant change in the temperature of central India as well as other states of the country for the next 3 days.