Cold wave spell over plains of northwest India

New Delhi: With the eastward movement of the current Western Disturbance as an upper air cyclonic circulation

lying over north Pakistan & neighbourhood, dry northwesterly cold winds at lower & middle levels very likely to prevail over plains of northwest India from 10^th night to 13^th January morning.

Under these circumstances, the prevailing minimum temperatures over plains of northwest India are very likely to fall further by 2-4°C till 13^th morning.

·    Cold wave at a few places with severe cold wave conditions at isolated places are most likely to prevail over Punjab, Haryana and northern parts of Rajasthan from tomorrow, the 10^th night to 13^th morning.

·    Cold wave conditions at isolated places are also most likely to prevail over West Uttar Pradesh from 11^thmorning to 13^th morning.

·    Considering the trends in minimum temperatures from 10^th morning to 13^th morning, ground frost conditions are also very likely to occur at isolated pockets over Punjab, Haryana and north Rajasthan during the same period.