Weather Update: Cold Wave To Sweep North India On New Year's Eve, Snowfall Expected In Hill States

The chilling cold will continue to prevail in Delhi on the last day of the year. The cold wave is expected to sweep the national capital. A significant dip in temperature will also be recorded.

The cold wave is expected to sweep the national capital. A significant dip in temperature will also be recorded. Along with this, heavy snowfall is expected in the hill states today.

New Delhi: The chilling cold will continue to prevail in Delhi on the last day of the year. After the sunshine in the national capital for the last three days, the cold is again likely to take its toll on the people. The cold wave is expected to sweep the national capital. A significant dip in temperature will also be recorded. Along with this, heavy snowfall is expected in the hill states today.

In the hill states, the people who have arrived to celebrate New Year can enjoy the snowfall in Kashmir. According to the Meteorological Department, the temperature in Kashmir can go up to minus 6 degrees in a day or two due to snowfall.

A snowfall warning has been issued with light rain in the western Himalayan regions. A significant drop in temperature has been recorded due to rain and hailstorm in Dehradun and Mussoorie of Uttarakhand. 

Also, cold waves are expected to sweep many states in North India from January 1. According to the Meteorological Department, the temperature may dip in Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Chandigarh in the last 24 hours. At the same time, dense fog is likely in East Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, and Bihar. At the same time, a warning of heavy snowfall with light rain has been issued in the western Himalayan regions.

Earlier this week on Wednesday, dense fog and cold wave conditions continued to sweep the national capital with the city recording a minimum temperature of 7.8 degrees Celsius.