Cold wave, dense fog puts North India on red alert: What you should know

The IMD had issued a long-range monthly forecast saying that the temperatures will likely remain below normal over many parts of northwest India throughout January 2023

According to the current IMD forecasts, coldwave to severe coldwave conditions will continue to prevail over the Indo-Gangetic plains. The pleasant chill of December has turned into a severe cold wave with dense fog in parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, and Uttar Pradesh. 

The IMD had issued a long-range monthly forecast that the temperatures will likely remain below normal over many parts of northwest India throughout January 2023. 

In its January 5 forecast, the IMD predicted that "cold wave to severe cold wave conditions" will prevail in isolated pockets of northern parts of Rajasthan and cold wave conditions in isolated pockets