Dense fog in these states
During the last 24 hours, cold wave prevailed over various parts of Haryana, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, while dense to very dense fog was observed over Haryana, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Assam and Meghalaya, where visibility was recorded at 50 metres. , Visibility remained between 50 to 200 meters due to dense fog in Gaya, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Tripura.
drop in temperature
In the plains of the country, the lowest minimum temperature of 4.8 degrees Celsius was recorded in Hisar, Haryana. The minimum temperature is in minus in many parts of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh. In the last 24 hours, minimum temperatures have dropped by 1 to 3 degrees Celsius in many parts of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha, West Bengal.
cold wave warning
Cold wave will continue in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Odisha till January 2 and Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Sikkim till January 3, while in Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura. Dense fog conditions are likely to persist in these states during late night and morning hours.