Winters In Northern Region
Northern India is shrouded by the dense clouds of cold waves, will experience lowest temperature in the region. According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the chill in the air is predicted to wallop parts of North India, including Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Chandigarh, on New Year’s Eve and the winter chill would intensify further in early January.
Temperature Dipped In Northern India
In a report by IMD, Thursday i.e. 29th December 2022, has been recorded the lowest of all till date in the Northern Region. Places like Padum (-16.5 degrees Celsius), followed by Gulmarg (-4.8 degrees Celsius) and Keylong (-4.8 degrees Celsius) has experienced the lowest temperature. In contrast, the highest temperature in the country was recorded from Kannur in Kerela at 35.4 degrees Celsius. Wednesday was relatively warmer for the National Capital Region, but the cold wave-like conditions prevailed in Punjab and pockets of Himachal Pradesh, South Haryana and North Rajasthan.
Parts of Delhi witnessed dense fog blotting, lowering visibility to just 50 meters and affecting road traffic and train movement.
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IMD Prediction On Weather Update
IMD predicted that the northern region will likely to experience dense fog with low visibility in next five days. The IMD also predicted thick fog over Delhi, Haryana, Chandigarh and North Rajasthan from the December 30 to the January 1.
Moreover, the temperature is not likely to go below 4 degrees Celsius as the cold wave is expected to return to Delhi only in the first week of the New Year. During the next 5 days, lowest temperature will likely rise by 2-3 degrees Celsius in the Northern plains, said the IMD officials.
Also, the temperature would gradually decrease by 2-3 degrees Celsius after the New Year, officials added.
The winter season has remained dry and unaffected by the western disturbances and is predicted to stay the same for the next five days. However, light rainfall is predicted in Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Sikkim, along with moderate rain in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir over the next five days.
-Bharat Express
