Weather Today: Dense fog, cold wave conditions persist across Northern and Eastern regions; scattered rainfall hits Himalayas

Weather Update: A caller Western disturbance implicit Punjab and an induced cyclonic circulation implicit Haryana are influencing upwind patterns successful bluish India. A secondary disturbance successful the mediate and precocious troposphere lies on longitude 70°E, northbound of latitude 28°N, bringing isolated to scattered rainfall and snowfall implicit the Western Himalayan region. Light rainfall is besides expected successful Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, and parts of occidental Uttar Pradesh today, Thursday (23 January, 2025) .

Temperature trends and acold waves

Minimum temperatures stay beneath 0°C successful isolated parts of Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh. Over the plains, the lowest somesthesia of 3.8°C was recorded successful Adampur, Punjab. Most parts of northwest, central, and eastbound India experienced minimum temperatures betwixt 7°C and 14°C.  

In the past 24 hours, minimum temperatures dropped by 1-3°C crossed Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and parts of Chhattisgarh, Saurashtra, Kutch, and Kerala. Conversely, Odisha, Gangetic West Bengal, and Madhya Pradesh saw a emergence successful temperatures.  

Cold question conditions are expected successful isolated pockets of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan, Muzaffarabad, and Himachal Pradesh connected January 23 and 24. A gradual emergence successful temperatures by 2°C is forecast for northwest India today, followed by a dip of 2-4°C.  

Dense Fog to interaction visibility  

Dense to precise dense fog persists successful eastbound Uttar Pradesh, Gangetic West Bengal, Assam, Tripura, Bihar, and Odisha. Visibility has plummeted to zero successful cardinal cities similar Lucknow, Varanasi, Kolkata, and Agartala, portion different regions similar Haldia, Guwahati, and Bhagalpur reported visibility nether 200 metres. Dense fog volition proceed to impact parts of Rajasthan, Bihar, West Bengal, Odisha, and eastbound Uttar Pradesh until January 26.  

Cold time warnings

Isolated pockets of Himachal Pradesh and Bihar are apt to witnesser acold time conditions today, with important daytime somesthesia drops.

Rainfall and squally winds successful Southern India

Light rainfall was reported yesterday successful Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal, with Pamban signaling 2 cm of rain. Squally winds of 45-55 kmph, gusting up to 65 kmph, are expected implicit the Comorin portion and the Gulf of Mannar.  

Authorities counsel caution during aboriginal greeting question owed to dense fog and reduced visibility. Residents successful affected regions should brace for fluctuating temperatures and acold conditions.