IMD Issues Cold Wave, Dense Fog Warning
New Delhi: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a cold wave and dense fog warning for North, North Eastern, and Western states and Union Territories (UTs) on December 16, 2021.
It predicted isolated regions in Punjab to experience a cold wave till December 21, while the North-Eastern states will undergo dense fog conditions from Thursday onwards.
The IMD took to Twitter and wrote, “Cold Wave/Severe Cold Wave conditions over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, and Saurashtra and Kutch during December 17 to 21; over north Rajasthan during December 18 to 21; over West Uttar Pradesh during December 19 to 21 and over Gujarat region on December 19 and 20, 2021.”
The department also issued dense fog warnings for North and North-Eastern states. “Dense/Very dense fog in the morning hours at isolated pockets over Punjab and Haryana on December 17 and 18, and over northwest Rajasthan, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura on December 17, 2021,” the IMD tweeted.
“Ground frost conditions in the morning hours in isolated pockets very likely over Saurashtra and Kutch, Punjab and Haryana during next 4 days,” it added.
IMD also warned of a possible low-pressure area formation in the Equatorial Indian Ocean in a series of tweets that read, “Sea Warning: a cyclonic circulation lies over Equatorial Indian Ocean to the south of Sri Lanka, extends up to 5.8 km above mean sea level. Under its influence, a Low-Pressure Area is likely to form over the Equatorial Indian Ocean and adjoining Southwest Bay of Bengal around December 17.”
The department advised the fishermen to avoid venturing into the affected regions.
(Avya Mathur)
