Cold conditions to persist till Tuesday in six northern states

As daytime temperatures dipped across northern parts of the country, cold to severe cold day conditions persisted in most parts of Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, the India Meteorological Department said.

The weather conditions are likely to remain the same till Tuesday.

A cold day is declared when the maximum temperature is lower than 10 degrees Celsius and is 4.5 degrees Celsius to 6.4 degrees Celsius below normal. A severe cold day is declared when the maximum temperature is 6.5 degrees Celsius below normal.

Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, the director general of India Meteorological Department, said that the cold conditions have persisted since an intense western disturbance passed over North West India last week, the Hindustan Times reported.

“After a western disturbance passes, cold northerly winds bring extremely cold air from the Himalayas to this region,” he said. “These chilly winds bring down day temperatures.”

Many parts of northwest India reported a significant dip in daytime temperatures on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The temperature at night, however, was above normal.

Dense to very dense fog was reported from some parts of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and East Uttar Pradesh and isolated pockets over Jammu, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Assam.

On Sunday early morning, Rajasthan’s Bikaner city logged zero visibility…

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