IMD update: No respite from severe cold, dense fog; temperature drop to continue till 21 January, 18 trains delayed

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IMD) has predicted that dense to very dense fog and Cold day to severe cold day conditions likely to continue to prevail over North India during next 4 days. Severe cold wave conditions likely to continue over plains of Northwest India during next 4 days.

-IMD predicts light to moderate rainfall in some places over Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal, Sikkim and Northeast India on 18 January -Rise in minimum temperatures by about 2°C very likely over Northwest India and no significant change thereafter. -Rise in minimum temperatures by 2-4°C very likely over East India and no significant change thereafter.

-No significant change in minimum temperatures likely over rest parts of the country during next 5 days. -Severe cold wave conditions very likely to continue in Punjab and Haryana-Chandigarh during 18-19 January -Cold wave conditions to continue in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh on 20 and 21 January -Cold wave conditions very likely to prevail in Himachal Pradesh on 18 January, over West Uttar Pradesh on 20 and 21 January, and over north Rajasthan during 19-21 January, 2024 -Very dense fog conditions very likely to prevail in East Uttar Pradesh till 19 January.