IMD predicts severe cold in UP and rainfall in Delhi

            The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast cold to severe cold day conditions in scattered areas in Uttar Pradesh on Monday and Tuesday.

According to the meteorological service, dense to extremely dense fog conditions are predicted to prevail during the night and early hours in certain areas of Uttar Pradesh over the next three days, and across Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, and Delhi during the following two days.

“Cold day to severe cold day conditions is highly likely in scattered areas across Uttar Pradesh during the next two days”, the IMD said on Sunday.

Furthermore, severe to extremely dense fog is expected across sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Assam, and Tripura on February 7 and February 8, and over Odisha on February 8 and February 9.

On February 9, the IMD forecasted rain with thunderstorms and lightning across Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, West Uttar Pradesh, and isolated rain over East Uttar Pradesh and north Rajasthan.

“On February 9, fairly widespread rainfall with thunderstorms and lightning probable across Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, West Uttar Pradesh, and isolated rainfall over East Uttar Pradesh and north Rajasthan”, the IMD tweeted.

On February 9 and 10, isolated to scattered rainfall is also expected in West Bengal, Sikkim, Bihar, Jharkhand, and north Odisha.