As there is no sign of relief from severe cold conditions, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert on Sunday, indicating that dense to very dense fog and cold day to severe cold day conditions are expected to persist over North India for the next four to five days. North India is grappling with severe coldwave conditions. The alert warns of dense to very dense fog conditions that are likely to continue for the next five days.
The IMD further also predicted that Dense to very dense fog conditions are very likely to prevail over some parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Uttar Pradesh till January 26 morning, IMD added, as per news agency IANS.
IANS cited the IMD as saying, “These are below normal by 2-4 degree Celsius in many parts of Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and West Uttar Pradesh, also in some parts of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh and near normal over rest parts of North India. Today, the lowest minimum temperature of 2.8 degree Celsius was reported at Hissar (Haryana)".
Notably, in its daily bulletin, the weather forecast agency mentioned that minimum temperatures are in the range of 3-7 degrees Celsius over most parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, and West Uttar Pradesh, also in some parts of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh while minimum temperatures of 8-10 degree Celsius are over many parts of East Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
IMD further alluded to the Jet stream phenomenon. According to the IMD, “Jet Stream Winds of the order of 140-160 knots at 12.6 km above mean sea level are prevailing over the plains of North India. It is leading to subsidence of cold air and enhancing cold wave/cold day conditions over North India. Similar intensity of Jet Stream is likely to continue during next 3-4 days".
Weather forecast department official, said, that no significant change in minimum temperatures is likely over northern parts of the country during the next five days.