The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that the cold wave conditions will intensify in the national capital from today. Senior IMD scientist RK Jenamani had predicted that the cold wave will intensify in Delhi after January 26.
RK Jenamani also said that no rain is predicted in Delhi, Punjab and Haryana till February 2 now.
“There is no rain predicted in Delhi, Punjab and Haryana till February 2 now. The western disturbance has moved further east,” Mr Jenamani said.
“In these areas, the temperature will remain around 15-17 degrees Celcius. Cold wave will intensify in Delhi after 26th January,” he added.
Northwest and Central India, including Madhya Pradesh, will continue to face cold weather during the next three to four days, said IMD on Wednesday.
Delhi experienced a cold day on Wednesday but it was not as chilly as the day before, according to the IMD.
The cold was so intense that all weather stations in Delhi recorded their maximum temperatures 10 degrees to 11 degrees Celsius below normal.
The Met department said that cold day to severe cold day conditions are very likely over parts of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat over the next five days.