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New Delhi : Minimum temperatures are likely to remain between 2.0°C to 6.0°C over most parts of northwest India from December 17 to December 30, 2020, according the National Weather Forecasting Centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The temperatures are markedly below normal (-5.0°C or less) at isolated places over Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan & Muzaffarabad, and Himachal Pradesh; appreciably below normal (-3.1°C to -5.0°C) at a few places over West Rajasthan and West Uttar Pradesh and at isolated places over East Rajasthan, East Uttar Pradesh, Saurashtra & Kutch and Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi; below normal (-1.6°C to -3.0°C) at a few places over Punjab and Uttarakhand.
No significant change in minimum and maximum temperatures would occur over Northwest India during next 2 days and rise by 2-3°C in minimum temperatures and 5-6°C in maximum temperatures during subsequent 3 days. Fall in minimum temperatures by 3-5°C would occur over East Madhya Pradesh, Vidharbha, and Chhattisgarh and by 4-6°C over East India during December 17 and December 23, 2020. Fall in minimum temperatures by 2-3°C would occur over West India during next 2 days.
The minimum temperatures would be below normal by 2-6°C over most parts of northwest, central & east India and near normal or slightly above normal over remaining parts of the country during December 17 to December 23, 2020. Cold Wave to Severe Cold Wave conditions would occur in some pockets over Punjab, Haryana & Chandigarh, West Uttar Pradesh and north Rajasthan during first half of the week and decrease thereafter.
During December 24 to December 30, 2020, there would be slight rise in minimum temperatures as compared to the previous week1. However, the minimum temperatures would be below normal by 2-4°C over most parts of northwest, central & east India and near normal or slightly above normal over remaining parts of the country, according to a PIB release.