Gurgaon is facing the cold of December.
(Vinay Gupta/BCCL)
Wednesday 4 November: In the past Husband of Weeks, pleasant cold over The Indo-Gangetic plains became harsh, with A cold, dense fog permeates region. Shaky conditions and low visibility made stepping out a risky endeavor for Residents of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.
Earlier this week, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) released a long reportrange Monthly forecasts that temperatures are likely remain below Normal over several parts of northwest India during the whole month of January 2023.
So far, expectations have held true with Cold wave of severe cold wave conditions observed in many places over Punjab and insular areas in Delhi, Punjab and Haryana in the last 24 hours. Gurdaspur was the coldest district in Punjab today with minimum temperature of 2.5 °C, while Narnol in Haryana recorded 3.8°C. Delhi Ridge recorded the lowest temperature of 3.3 °C on Wednesday morning – about 4 units below Normal.
the Red warning prevail
according current IMD predictions, Cold wave to severe cold wave Conditions will prevail in some pockets of These states through Friday (January 6). In Delhi, the minimum temperature is likely to remain constant below 4 degrees Celsius until Saturday.
IMD announces a cold snap in Plains when the temperature is minimal below 10 °C, and ff maximum The temperature drops at least 4.5 degrees Celsius below Normal. On the other hand, a severe cold snap is declared when the minimum temperature drops to 2°C or is outside the normal range more from 6.4 °C.
in a view of These terms, IMD issued a red warning (meaning “take action”) over these areas on Wednesday and Thursday. An orange alert will replace a file warning on Friday.
District level alerts have been issued across Punjab’s Gurdaspur, Firozpur, Ludhiana, Barnala, Patiala, Mansa, Kapurtala, Faridkot, Maktara, Sirsa, Fattigarh Sahib, Jind, Kurukshetra, Hisar, Ambala and Rewari in Haryana for Today.
Blinding fog blankets northwest India
Aside from freezing conditions, the color is red warning he also obligatory to Dense to very thick fog weather forecast over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi. Vision likely drop to approx zero in night and morning hours for the next 4-5 days due light Winds and high surface humidity across the Indo-Gangetic Plains.
Over the last 24 hoursthick to very thick fog occurred in many places over Punjab, in a few places over Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi too. Passengers in Punjab faced Inconvenience as was the vision down to me zero and 50 metres in Amritsar, Pathankot, Ludhiana, Patiala, Adampur, Halwara and Pathinda. in vigil of Stiff breath weather Terms, and government she has extended winter holidays in the state-run schools. Up to 20 flights are delayed in Delhi due to fog weather conditions early wed.
Apart from the cold wave and foggy conditions, Delhi also dog with AQI “very poor” (air quality index) of 353. Conditions are likely to get worse over the next Three days due to hypothermia and lack of of surface wind.
It is best that residents take precautionary measures to keep themselves safe during such cold conditions. These include drinking a lot of Warm fluids, a rich diet in Vitamin C keeps your skin moisturized using oil or cream and wearing Enough warm clothes before stepping out. But, people with respiratory problems Advisers against Going out Unless absolutely necessary.
Going out in Fogging should be avoided and, if necessary, drive very slow, using Low beam headlights and honking at the right time times.
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