IMD issues ‘cold day’ alert to these states in north India; dense fog to prevail

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In terms of categorisation, a cold day is acknowledged if the maximum temperature drops between 4.5-6.4 degrees below the seasonal norm...

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a cold day warning on Friday for several states in northern India, anticipating temperatures below 10 degrees Celsius..

In its latest bulletin, the weather department mentioned the likelihood of dense to very dense fog persisting during nights and mornings across the northwest region for the next two days.r)..

According to the IMD data, the minimum temperatures, recorded at 8.30 am on Friday over the past 24 hours, ranged between 6-10C across most parts of Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, West Rajasthan, and certain areas in East Rajasthan and West Uttar Pradesh..

Parts of Delhi experienced dense fog on Friday morning, while the minimum temperature settled at 9.4 degrees Celsius, according to IMD data..

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