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.

26/12/2022 19:49:09

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

26/12/2022 16:17:34

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)

26/12/2022 12:58:53

Cold Wave In India Live: Fog Engulfs North India, Visibility Drops To Zero In Some Places

As cold conditions engulfed the entire North India, fog and poor visibility remained a severe cause of concern on Monday.
According to the India Meteorological Department, visibility across most of the northern states remained poor with Bhatinda in Punjab and Bikaner in Rajasthan recording "zero visibility". The visibility in the national capital here at just 50 meters.

Not only in Bhatinda, but visibility also remained low throughout Punjab, with Amritsar recording visibility of 25 meters and Ambala 50.
Haryana too recorded low visibility. While places like Ambala and Hissar recorded a low of 25m and 50m respectively, visibility in Chandigarh was 200 meters.

According to IMD data, places like Sri Ganganagar and Churu in Rajasthan also recorded low visibility of 25 and 50 meters, respectively.
Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, and West Bengal also recorded very low visibility on the day with number dipping to 50 metres in Uttar Pradesh and Odisha, while North Bengal recorded visibility of 200 meters.

26/12/2022 11:39:24

Cold Weather In India Live: Cold Wave Grips Delhi, Minimum Temp Recorded At 5 Degrees Celsius

Cold wave grips Delhi: Minimum temperature recorded at 5 degrees Celsius – three notches below normal. Maximum temperature likely to settle around 19 degrees Celsius, as reported by the news agency PTI.

26/12/2022 10:21:32

Rajasthan's Churu Records Lowest Minimum Temperature At 0°C

Rajasthan's Churu records lowest minimum temperature of 0°C, according to IMD.

26/12/2022 10:11:42

Cold Wave In India Live: Fog And Cold Wave Conditions In Amritsar As Minimum Temp Recorded At 6.5 Degrees Celcius

Punjab | Fog and cold wave conditions in Amritsar as minimum temperature recorded at 6.5 degrees Celcius today.

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26/12/2022 10:09:39

Cold Wave In India Live: Delhi's Palam Records Minimum Temperature Of 6.5°C

Amid cold wave prevailing in parts of northern India, Palam in Delhi records a minimum temperature of 6.5°C while Safdarjung records a minimum temperature of 5°C said IMD.

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26/12/2022 10:06:27

Cold Wave In India Live: Fog Engulfs Haridwar As Minimum Temperature Remains Below 10 Degrees Celcius

Uttarakhand | Fog engulfs Haridwar as the minimum temperature remains below 10 degrees Celcius.

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26/12/2022 10:04:31

Cold Wave In India Live: Fog And Cold Wave Conditions In UP's Ghaziabad Today

Fog and cold wave conditions in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad today. IMD predicts fog conditions to prevail this whole week.

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26/12/2022 10:02:01

Cold Wave In India: Dense fog engulfs parts of UP's Moradabad lowering visibility in many areas

Uttar Pradesh | Dense fog engulfs parts of Moradabad lowering visibility in many areas. As per IMD, Moradabad will witness a minimum temperature of 7°C & a maximum temperature of 18°C while dense fog will continue to persist today.

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