North India shivers as cold wave tightens grip, fog reduces visibility in Delhi

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The national capital experienced severe cold day conditions on Thursday, with temperatures falling by 6 degree Celsius, according to the Safdarjung weather station...

In other parts of north India such as Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh, and East Rajasthan, dense to very dense fog conditions are likely to persist for several hours during the night and morning till January 6...

On Thursday, cold day to severe cold day conditions occurred in many places over Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, West Rajasthan, and West Madhya Pradesh, and in isolated pockets over East Rajasthan and East Madhya Pradesh...

The minimum and maximum temperatures are likely to rise by 2-4 degrees Sunday onwards under the influence of warm and moist southwesterly winds, the weather office said.. Parts of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, southern Haryana and southern Uttar Pradesh are expected to get light to very light rainfall early next week...

There is a high probability of cold wave conditions occurring in isolated pockets across Punjab, Haryana, and North Rajasthan, with a moderate likelihood in Uttar Pradesh, other parts of Rajasthan, and North Madhya Pradesh, primarily during the initial half of the week...

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