It has been extremely cold in North India for the past several days.
Dense fog and cold wave have further increased the problems. India Meteorological Department (IMD) says that very dense fog will continue in North India for the next 5 days.
IMD said in its latest bulletin that cold day conditions are likely to persist for the next few days.
Dense to very dense fog is likely to prevail over parts of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh for the next 4 days.
Cold wave will also hit you more in the morning and night. An alert has been issued regarding fog in some parts of Uttar Pradesh till January 21. Dense to very dense fog conditions may occur in different areas here.
Dense to very dense fog is going to occur in the morning in Uttarakhand till January 23. The situation in Rajasthan is also similar.
Dense to very dense fog will appear in the northern parts of the state in the morning. People of Rajasthan will have to face fog for the next three days and the cold wave will continue.
Apart from this, dense fog is likely to prevail in isolated areas of Bihar, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura till 23rd.
Odisha, West Bengal, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand will also be in the grip of fog. In this way, the melting may have reduced a bit in many areas of the country but the fog will still continue.
Change in weather due to lack of western disturbance
The Western Himalayan region recorded a rainfall deficit of 80 per cent in December and January has remained almost dry so far. IMD has attributed this to the lack of active western disturbances this winter season.
The IMD said the lack of active western disturbance is also the reason for the presence of fog in the plains of the region since December 25.
Active Western Disturbance weather systems originate over the Mediterranean region and bring unseasonal rains to northwest India.
Sonam Lotus, head of the meteorological center in Leh, Ladakh, said the lack of rainfall is likely to affect the availability of freshwater in the Himalayan region, which will affect horticulture and agricultural production.
Prolonged drought periods have reduced water levels in the region’s rivers and streams.