Winter 2020: IMD Forecasts Fall in Temperature Over Northwest India During the Next Four Days

New Delhi, December 14: India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday has predicted a fall in temperature by three-five degree Celsius over most parts of northwest India during the next four days.

There will be no significant change in minimum temperatures over most parts of Central and East India during the next two-three days and then fall by two-four degrees Celsius thereafter. Winter 2020: Mercury Likely to Dip by 2–4 Degree Celsius Over Parts of Central India, Cold Wave to Grip Parts of Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.

"Dense fog very likely in isolated pockets over Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, northwest Rajasthan, northwest Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Sub Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya, and Tripura on December 14," the IMD said.

During the next 24 hours, "cold day to severe cold day conditions" are very likely at a few places over Punjab, and "cold day conditions" are very likely at isolated places over Haryana, Chandigarh, and northwest Rajasthan.

IMD also forecasted that under the influence of strengthening of the easterly wave, "scattered to fairly widespread rain/thundershowers" ver likely over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, Kerala, and Mahe.

Additionally, the weather forecasting agency further predicted that the Lakshadweep area from 16 to18 December will receive isolated heavy falls and very likely isolated heavy falls over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal during the same.