North India Cold Wave: No respite from cold wave, fog as Delhi shivers at 3 degrees Celsius

Parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi will continue to witness dense to very dense fog conditions till tomorrow, the India Meteorological Department forecast stated.

Very dense fog is when visibility is between 0 and 50 metres, between 51 and 200 metres is dense, between 201 and 500 metres moderate, and between 501 and 1,000 metres shallow.

Some parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh-Delhi are predicted to be under the grip of cold to severe cold day conditions till 15 January, with cold wave conditions in isolated pockets on 16 January.

A cold day is when the minimum temperature is less than or equal to 10 degrees Celsius and the maximum temperature is at least 4.5 notches below normal. A severe cold day is when the maximum temperature is at least 6.5 notches below normal.

According to IMD, no significant change in minimum temperatures is expected over Northwest India during next 24 hours, following which the temperatures will see a rise of 2-3°C for subsequent 3 days.

Moreover, a fresh Western disturbance is likely to affect Western Himalayan region from Tuesday, 16 January.

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