Haryana: Winter is still wreaking havoc. Cold wave prevailed in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and Rajasthan. It is expected to continue for another 2 days. At the same time, life is being affected due to fog in 14 states. The speed of trains was also low, due to which they reached their destinations late by hours. A drop in minimum temperature has also been seen in most areas of North India. Due to Western Disturbance, rain with thunderstorms is also being predicted in North-West and Central India between 8-10 January.
India Meteorological Department (IMD) has informed that Delhi, Punjab and Haryana may witness more severe cold conditions on Monday also. After that the temperature will increase slightly and there will be relief from cold. The Meteorological Department says that fog has formed in 14 states. These include UP, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha. Along with this, dense fog has also been predicted in Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura in the Northeast.
Yellow alert of haze in Himachal today: Due to western disturbance in Himachal, there are chances of change in weather once again. Yellow haze alert has also been issued in the entire state on Monday. Light rain and snowfall is forecast across the state on Tuesday and in the central and high mountain areas on Wednesday. On January 11 and 12, the weather will clear again and it will be sunny. It is extremely cold in the plains of the state due to mist and fog. There is silence in the markets in the morning and evening. Drought like situation prevails in the state. Wheat, pea and apple crops are suffering losses due to snowfall and lack of rain, while gardeners are not able to plant new saplings.
Temperature below 10 in most cities of Punjab-Haryana: Amritsar in Punjab has not yet got respite from the severe cold. Last night also the temperature here was 5.8 degrees. Minimum temperatures between 6-9 degrees Celsius have also been recorded in Ludhiana, Patiala, Pathankot, Bathinda, Faridkot and Gurdaspur. In view of the severe cold, the Punjab government has also issued an order to keep all schools up to class 10th in the state closed till January 14. Bhiwani, Haryana had the lowest temperature of 6.7 degrees. Whereas in Ambala, Narnaul, Hisar and Karnal the temperature was recorded between 7-9 degrees. The minimum temperature in Sikar, Rajasthan came down to 2.0 degrees.
Coldest night in Jammu and Srinagar: Cold wave has engulfed Jammu and the coldest of the season was felt in the areas on Saturday night. The minimum temperature has fallen to 3.4 degrees Celsius. Banihal town in Jammu region recorded the lowest temperature of minus 2.2 degrees Celsius. The night temperature in Katra was 6 degrees. It is already bitterly cold in Srinagar, but Saturday night was the coldest night of this season and the minimum temperature was recorded at minus 5.6 degrees Celsius. Due to cold, people's daily activities have almost come to a standstill and people are forced to hide in their homes to avoid the cold. Dal Lake has already frozen due to severe cold. Due to which the tourists are having fun and are enjoying the ice frozen on the water. The Meteorological Department has predicted that the temperature will remain below zero throughout this week.
How will the weather be in which state: According to the Indian Meteorological Department, the effect of a new western disturbance is going to be visible in North-West India from Monday. Due to this, light rainfall is expected in Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh on 8th and 9th January. Talking about Central India, light rain is also being predicted in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and northern parts of Maharashtra. On the other hand, rain alert has also been issued in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh of South India on Monday.
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