Cold day, dense fog in Northwest India
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that from Sunday, two Western Disturbances will affect the western Himalayan region one after the other, while dense to very dense fog will prevail over parts of Northwest India for the next three to four days.
A cyclonic circulation lies over West Uttar Pradesh and adjoining areas and extends up to 3.1 km above mean sea level; There is a trough along its axis at 5.8 km above sea level, a cyclonic circulation over South Konkan and neighborhood is observed between 1.5 km and 2.1 km above mean sea level, the IMD said, adding, “A fresh Western Disturbance. It is very likely to affect the Western Himalaya region from January 16 and another Western Disturbance is likely to affect Northwest India from January 18.
These systems will bring scattered or moderate rains over Coastal Andhra Pradesh till January 17 and over Rayalaseema, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Mahe during the next four to five days.
On Sunday, isolated thunderstorms with lightning are very likely to occur over Coastal Andhra Pradesh on Sunday, while light or moderate rain is likely at isolated places over Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura.
The IMD has also predicted scattered or moderate rainfall in the Western Himalayan region till January 19.
Dense fog conditions have been predicted, with very dense to very dense fog likely at some places during the next three days; Dense to very dense fog during night or early morning hours at isolated places over West Himalayan region, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan during next two days; Over East Uttar Pradesh during the next four days and Odisha and Jharkhand during January 18-20.
The forecast also includes conditions of cold to severe cold at isolated places over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan during the next two days, while at isolated places over East Rajasthan. Cold wave conditions likely. next 24 hours.
(With inputs from IANS)
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