IMD issues Cold Wave Alert in U'khand, Rajasthan and Delhi

On Saturday, the mercury in North India fell down as the region shivered amid a cold wave. Delhi has recorded a minimum temperature of six degrees Celsius, which is the lowest this season so far, as per the India Meteorological Department.

IMD said, "The maximum temperature is likely to settle around 20 degrees Celsius and shallow fog has been predicted during the day. The minimum temperature was two notches below the season’s average." 

Weather Forecast 

On Thursday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted cold wave to severe cold wave conditions over Punjab, Haryana, western Uttar Pradesh, parts of Gujarat and north Rajasthan over the next five days. As per the predictions the mercury is expected to drop by two to four degrees Celsius in most parts of northwest India, adjoining central India and Gujarat over the next four to five days.

"The minimum temperature was recorded at minus 3.3 degrees Celsius in Fatehpur in Sikar and in neighbouring Churu it was minus 1.1 degrees Celsius", according to the meteorological (MeT) department. The MeT department said the minimum in most of the districts of the state has dipped below five degrees Celsius.

Cold Wave Alert 

The department has issued an ‘Orange alert’ for severe cold wave conditions in many areas for the coming days. Besides, a yellow alert has been issued in Uttarakhand from December 18 to 21. According to the IMD, "the lowest temperature in the state on Friday was recorded in Ranichauri (-2.7°C), Mukteshwar (0.2°C), Mussoorie (0.9°C), Pithoragarh (0.9°C), and New Tehri (1.4°C)." 

On Thursday, the IMD said in a statement, “Cold wave/severe cold wave conditions over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Saurashtra and Kutch during December 17 to December 21; over north Rajasthan during December 18 to December 21; over West Uttar Pradesh during December 19 to December 21 and over Gujarat region on December 19 and 20."