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A western disturbance led to a fresh spell of snowfall in the mountains on December 25-26 causing cold northwesterly winds to sweep through the plains after its retreat.
The entire north region has been witnessing extreme cold waves and foggy conditions affecting normal lives.
Delhi NCR on Sunday experienced 5.3 degrees Celsius and IMD said the extreme cold weather will prevail for upcoming days.
Dense to very dense fog prevailed in some parts of the National Capital Region, Haryana, Punjab, west Uttar Pradesh and north Rajasthan.
Cold wave: For the second morning in a row, dense to very dense fog covered the Indo-Gangetic plains, including Delhi. This reduced visibility in the city to 50 metres and had an impact on both rail and road traffic.
Meanwhile, the national capital on Sunday recorded a maximum temperature of 24.2 degree Celsius and a minimum of 5.4 degrees. The relative humidity at 5.30 p.m was pegged at 42 per cent.
Isolated light rainfall is likely over Andaman and Nicobar Islands during the next five days. IMD in its forecast has also warned of lung-related health impacts.
The cold was so intense that all weather stations in Delhi recorded their maximum temperatures 10 to 11 degrees Celsius below normal. The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative data for the city, recorded a maximum temperature of 12.1 degrees Celsius, which was the lowest on a January day after 9.8 degrees Celsius recorded on January 3, 2013, according to IMD officials
Cold wave to severe cold wave is very likely in isolated pockets of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, and Gujarat over the next five days.
While officials from the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) denied that deaths have occurred due to cold, officers of the Delhi Police acknowledged that the number of deaths among homeless people suffering from medical issues goes up during winters.
Other than the cold conditions, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan also spoke to people regarding the spread of COVID-19 cases, where locals said norms should be followed more strictly.
Delhi NCR will witness due to the influence of a Western Disturbance lying over North India.
The minimum temperature at the Safdarjung Observatory, which is considered the official marker for the city, settled at 6.1 degrees Celsius, a notch below normal, it said.
The fog also caused a cold day due to the absence of sunlight in the day and also a little windy from northwest of 8-12kmph towards noon, IMD said.
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), cold wave conditions are very likely to remain in isolated pockets over Punjab and Haryana during the next 24 hours and abate thereafter.
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