Cold wave warning issued for 7 states and UTs
- Dec 31, 2021,
- Updated Dec 31, 2021, 12:46 AM IST
NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had issued a warning on Wednesday, December 29 predicting rainfall in Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal and Sikkim in the next 24 hours.
Light/moderate scattered to fairly widespread rainfall with isolated thunderstorm, lightning & hailstorm very likely over Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal & Sikkim during next 24 hours and dry weather thereafter.
North India will likely experience a cold wave between January 5 and January 7, 2022. States like Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh will witness dense over the next two days during the early hours of the day and late at night.
IMD said, "Light to moderate scattered to fairly widespread rainfall is expected over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi, north Rajasthan, and west Uttar Pradesh from January 5 to 7 and light isolated rainfall is also expected over Madhya Pradesh, south Rajasthan, and Gujarat on January 6 and 7."
The IMD has ordered an orange alert in Punjab owing to the cold wave conditions in the coming 2-3 days.