Weather update: IMD predicts very dense fog, severe cold, rains in THESE states till 6 Jan. Check forecast

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Cold Day to Severe Cold Day conditions predicted in some parts over Uttar Pradesh and in isolated pockets over West Rajasthan on 1st and 2nd January while Cold Day conditions over East Rajasthan during 1st-3rd January, Madhya Pradesh on 2nd January and West Rajasthan on 3 January. - The weather department has predicted light to moderate rainfall over south Tamil Nadu, south Kerala and Lakshadweep during next 2-3 days with isolated heavy rainfall over Lakshadweep during 1-4 January, Kerala on 1st and 4 January. - Moreover, light isolated rainfall has been predicted over Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh during 2-5 January and over Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha during 3-5 January.

While addressing a press conference on the monthly forecast for January, Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra also forecast normal rainfall during the January-February-March period, raising expectations for a better wheat crop during the rabi season. Mohapatra said 2023 was the second warmest year since 1901 as the annual mean air temperature for the country was 0.65 degree Celsius above normal. The warmest year since 1901 was 2016 when the annual mean air temperature for the country was 0.710 degrees celsius above normal.

During the conference, Mohapatra said the country as a whole received 60 percent excess rains in December. At 25.5 mm, received 60 per cent excess rains in December against the normal of 15.9 mm for the month, Mohapatra said. South peninsular regions received 72.2 mm rainfall in December, which was 126 per cent excess than the normal 32 mm for the month, he added.