New Delhi: The IMD has predicted light rain and light fog in and around Delhi on Friday.
“It will be partly cloudy with the possibility of light rain or drizzle on Friday evening. Light fog will prevail in the morning,” the IMD bulletin said.
The minimum temperature is likely to increase by 2-4 degree Celsius over Northwest India during the next three to four days.
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Cold weather conditions are very likely to prevail over parts of North Madhya Pradesh during the next two days.
Over Delhi and other northern states, cold conditions will prevail during the next 24 hours and thereafter, the IMD has predicted.
From January 21, the minimum temperature will be 10 degree Celsius while the maximum will be 19 degree Celsius.
On Thursday, Delhi was covered in a blanket of fog, with the minimum temperature recorded at 9.8 degrees Celsius.
PTI quoted railway officials as saying that about a dozen Delhi-bound trains were delayed due to fog.
Meanwhile, Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) remained in the ‘very poor’ category at 340, according to SAFAR.
The levels of both PM 2.5 and PM 10 pollutants remained in ‘very poor’ and ‘poor’ categories, respectively.
The Ministry of Earth Sciences said in its bulletin that the AQI will improve and move from ‘poor’ to ‘moderate’ category on Saturday and Sunday due to rain, strong winds and better ventilation conditions.
Chance of rain in Punjab and Haryana
After a few days of respite, there is a possibility of rain once again in Punjab and Haryana. Day temperature will be around 12-13 degree Celsius in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. No effect of rain or Western Disturbance will be visible in South India.
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