New Delhi: Cold weather continues to grip the northern half of India even in the month of February.


According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), similar circumstances would persist in areas of Uttar Pradesh for the next two days, ANI reported.


The weather forecasting agency stated that thick/very dense fog conditions are probable in isolated/some areas throughout the night/morning hours over Uttar Pradesh over the next three days, and over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, and Delhi over the following two days.


"Cold Day to Severe Cold Day Conditions very likely in isolated pockets over Uttar Pradesh during next 2 days and over Punjab and Bihar during next 24 hours and abate thereafter," IMD tweeted.






"Dense/Very Dense Fog Conditions likely in isolated/some parts in the night/morning hours over UP during next 3 days; over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi, Bihar, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Assam, Tripura during next 2 days and over Odisha on 08th & 09th February," it added.


For February 9, the IMD has forecast rain with thunderstorms and lightning across Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, West Uttar Pradesh, and isolated rain over East Uttar Pradesh and north Rajasthan.


"Fairly widespread rainfall with thunderstorm & lightning likely over Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, West Uttar Pradesh and isolated rainfall over East Uttar Pradesh & north Rajasthan on 09th February," IMD tweeted.



"Isolated to scattered rainfall likely over West Bengal, Sikkim, Bihar, Jharkhand and north Odisha on 09th & 10th February 2022," it mentioned in another tweet.


(With ANI Inputs)