Dense fog, cold wave to grip Punjab and Haryana for two more days

BATHINDA: Cold day to severe cold day conditions were observed in isolated pockets of Punjab and Haryana on Wednesday.
Dense fog with visibility of less than 50 meters was reported in some parts of Punjab, and visibility of up to 200 meters was noted in Haryana and Himachal Pradesh. Zero visibility was reported at Amritsar, Patiala, and Adampur, with 20 meters in Ludhiana in Punjab, 50 meters in Bilaspur, 100 meters in Mandi in Himachal Pradesh, 80 meters in Chandigarh, and 180 meters in Karnal in Haryana.
According to the India Meteorological Department, a fresh western disturbance and its interaction with easterly winds are likely to affect Northwest India from January 10 to 12.
Under its influence, light to moderate rainfall, scattered to fairly widespread rainfall/snowfall is likely over the Western Himalayan region, and light to moderate isolated to scattered rainfall is expected over the plains of Northwest India during the same period.
Thunderstorm activity at isolated places is likely over Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, and Chandigarh on January 11.
Minimum temperatures were reported at 1-3°C over isolated places in Himachal Pradesh and 5-10°C over many parts of the Northwest.
During the past 24 hours, there was a fall in minimum temperatures by 1-5°C in isolated places in Himachal Pradesh and Haryana. The minimum temperatures were reported above normal (1°C to 3°C) at isolated places over Punjab. A fall in minimum temperatures by about 2°C is likely over Northwest India during the next 24 hours, with a gradual rise by 2-4°C thereafter.
Dense to very dense fog conditions are likely to prevail during night/early morning hours in some parts of Punjab, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh until January 10.