New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS): Dense to very dense fog conditions are likely to prevail over many places of North India during next two days and improve thereafter with reduction in intensity and duration, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday.
The IMD further predicted that cold day to severe cold day conditions are likely to continue to prevail over North India during the next two days and decrease in intensity thereafter.
In its daily bulletin, the weather forecast agency said that minimum temperatures are in the range of 3-6 degree Celsius over most parts of plains of Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, in many parts of Uttar Pradesh, in isolated pockets of northwest Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh while 7-10 degree Celsius over remaining parts of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, in most parts of Bihar, Jharkhand and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal.
"These are below normal by 2-4 degree Celsius over many parts of plains of Uttarakhand, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh and in isolated pockets of Bihar and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal. Today, the lowest minimum temperature of 3 degree Celsius was reported at Kanpur (west Uttar Pradesh)," said the IMD.
The IMD warned that dense to very dense fog conditions are very likely to prevail for a few hours in the night/morning over some/many parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Uttar Pradesh during Thursday to January 30 morning.
"Dense fog conditions are very likely in some parts of Delhi on Thursday night and Friday morning. Dense to very dense fog conditions are also very likely to prevail for a few hours in night/morning in isolated pockets of Uttarakhand and Rajasthan during Thursday night and Saturday morning," said the IMD.
The IMD said that cold wave conditions are very likely in isolated pockets of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh during Thursday and Saturday.
Similar conditions are also very likely in west Uttar Pradesh on Thursday and Friday.
"Ground frost conditions are very likely at isolated places over Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan during Thursday night and Friday morning," said the IMD.