Cold wave to continue in many states

Dry northwesterly winds over plains of North India & adjoining parts of central India are likely to prevail during next 2-3 days. Under its influence:

*(i) Cold Wave to Severe Cold Wave* conditions in isolated to some pockets very likely over Bihar, Gangetic West Bengal and Odisha during next 3 days; over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim and Chhattisgarh during next 2 days; over East Rajasthan and Saurashtra & Kutch during next 24 hours and decrease in spatial distribution and intensity thereafter.

 

*(ii) Cold Day to Severe Cold Day* conditions in isolated to some pockets very likely over Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim during next 3 days and decrease in spatial distribution and intensity thereafter.

♦️ *Dense to Very Dense Fog* in isolated to some pockets very likely over Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim during next 3 days and decrease in spatial distribution and intensity thereafter.

♦️ A Western Disturbance very likely to affect Western Himalayan Region from 02nd February and plains of Northwest India from 03rd February. Under its influence:

 

(i) Scattered to fairly widespread light to moderate rain/snow with isolated *thunderstorm, lightning & hail* very likely over Western Himalayan region during 03rd-05th February.

 

(ii) Isolated to fairly widespread light to moderate rain/thundershowers with isolated *thunderstorm, lightning & hail* very likely over plains of Northwest India during 03rd-05th February; over adjoining Central India during 04th-05th February and over adjoining East India on 06th February, 2021.