Weather update: IMD predicts very dense fog, severe cold days, and rains in THESE states till 6 Jan. 

Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, Director General of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), presented the monthly forecast for January in a press conference. The weather office issued a warning about coldwave days in central parts of India throughout January and predicted dense fog days in northwest and east India until January 4.

According to the IMD, dense to very dense fog conditions are expected in several states, including Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and North East India.

IMD's predictions for specific regions include:

• Dense to very dense fog conditions in Punjab from January 1st to 5th.
• Similar conditions in Haryana & Chandigarh from January 1st to 3rd, Uttarakhand from January 2nd to 6th, East Rajasthan on January 2nd and 3rd, and isolated pockets over West Rajasthan on January 2nd and 3rd.
• Dense fog conditions in Himachal Pradesh from January 2nd to 6th, Uttar Pradesh from January 1st to 4th, Madhya Pradesh on January 2nd, and Bihar, Gangetic West Bengal, Odisha, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura from January 2nd to 4th. Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim and Jharkhand may experience dense fog on January 2nd and 3rd.

Additionally, the IMD predicts cold-day to Severe cold-day conditions in many parts of 

Punjab and Haryana on January 2nd and in some parts on January 3rd. Cold day conditions are also expected in isolated pockets on January 4th and 5th.

Cold Day to Severe Cold Day conditions are forecasted in some parts over Uttar Pradesh and isolated pockets over West Rajasthan on January 1st and 2nd, while Cold Day conditions are expected over East Rajasthan from January 1st to 3rd, Madhya Pradesh on January 2nd, and West Rajasthan on January 3rd.

The weather department anticipates light to moderate rainfall over south Tamil Nadu, south Kerala, and Lakshadweep during the next 2-3 days, with isolated heavy rainfall over Lakshadweep from January 1st to 4th and Kerala on January 1st and 4th. Light isolated rainfall is predicted over Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh from January 2nd to 5th and over Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, and Odisha from January 3rd to 5th.

Mrutyunjay Mohapatra also forecasted normal rainfall during the January-February-March period, raising hopes for a successful wheat crop during the rabi season.

In a summary of the year 2023, Mohapatra mentioned that it was the second warmest year since 1901, with the annual mean air temperature 0.65 degrees Celsius above normal. The warmest year recorded was 2016 when the temperature was 0.710 degrees Celsius above normal. Additionally, he reported that the country received 60 per cent excess rainfall in December, with variations across different regions.

मौसम अपडेट: आईएमडी ने 6 जनवरी तक इन राज्यों में बहुत घने कोहरे, कठिन ठंडक, और बारिशों का पूर्वानुमान किया है। पूर्वानुमान जाँचें।