Cold Wave In India Live: Dense Fog Likely To Remain In Northern India For 48 Hours, Says IMD
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Cold Wave Live Updates: Hello and welcome to ABP Live. Follow ABP Live's blog to get the latest developments and updates. Cold weather has started to take its toll in India, especially in North India. In Punjab and Haryana, cold weather conditions prevailed on Saturday with the Union Territory of Chandigarh turning out to be the coldest place in the region by recording the season's lowest at 2.8 degrees Celsius. A thick blanket of fog enveloped many parts of both states on Saturday morning, thus reducing visibility.
In Punjab, Bathinda recorded its low at 3.2 degrees Celsius, two degrees below normal. Amritsar recorded its low at 6 degrees Celsius while Ludhiana, Patiala, Pathankot, Gurdaspur,r, and Faridkot experienced cold weather conditions at 5.9, 4.8, 7.7, 4.,9, and 5.3 degrees Celsius, respectively, according to a report of the Meteorological Department.
The IMD on Sunday issued a fog warning for the next five days for several states in north Indian due to the prevailing cold wave in the region. No major change in minimum temperatures is expected over the plains of northwest India today. The minimum temperature is expected to rise by 2-3 degrees Celsius. In the other parts of north India, no significant change in minimum temperatures is likely during the next 4-5 days, according to the agency.
Winter Storm Sweeps Across Large Parts Of US
Frosty winters continue to sweep large parts of the United States, The Hill reported on Sunday. The death toll of people killed has risen to 26 .
As a consequence of the Arctic blast and the winter storm, several people have died as a consequence of weather-related road accidents or the cold. Buffalo, N.Y. has been the hardest impacted city in the country, with at least seven people confirmed deceased as a result of the storm. As of 7 a.m. Sunday, the National Weather Service reported 43 inches of snow at Buffalo's airport, The Hill reported.
The storm has sent temperatures well below freezing across the US and has destroyed Christmas eve for many. As it pounded regions, the storm delivered hurricane-force winds and whiteout conditions. All kinds of transportation - planes, trains, and vehicles - were disrupted due to the storm this holiday weekend, closing hundreds of miles of road and air travel cancellations.
Total flight delays within, into or out of the US amounted to about 4,000 as of Saturday morning, according to flight tracking website FlightAware, which showed that total US flight cancellations stood at around 2,000, as per CNN. Plummeting temperatures were predicted to bring the coldest Christmas Eve on record to several cities from Pennsylvania to Georgia. In New York, flooding along the Long Island Rail Road forced part of the Long Beach branch to temporarily shut down.
Dense Fog Likely To Remain In Northern India For 48 Hours, Says IMD
Dense to very dense fog conditions very likely to continue over some parts of Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi and West Rajasthan during next 48 hours; and over East Rajasthan and west Uttar Pradesh during next 24 hours. Its intensity and spread likely to reduce thereafter. However, dense fog in isolated pockets is likely to continue over Punjab during the subsequent three days: IMD
Rajasthan Hit By Intense Cold, Fatehpur Records -0.5°C Minimum Temperature
Intense cold conditions and fog affected normal life in parts of Rajasthan on Monday, with sub-zero temperatures being recorded in Sikar's Fatehpur.
With a minimum temperature of minus 0.5 degree Celsius, Fatehpur was recorded as the coldest place in the desert state, followed by Churu and Pilani (Jhunjhunu) where the mercury settled at 0 degree Celsius and 0.2 degree Celsius respectively on Sunday night, according to the meteorological department. (PTI)
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