The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast cold wave conditions over Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and Punjab today. It also said that dense fog conditions are expected during the night and early morning hours over Uttar Pradesh, Bihar Odisha, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura during the next two days.
The Weather Department added that scattered rainfall and snowfall activity are also expected over the Western Himalayan region during the next week.
Two western disturbances in quick succession are likely to affect Western Himalayan Region: one from January 29 and the second from February 1. Under their influence, isolated to scattered rainfall/snowfall activity is likely over the Western Himalayan region during January 29-February 1, and light isolated rainfall over adjoining plains on January 30-February 1.
However, dry weather will continue across most of the country.
As for mercury levels, minimum temperatures would be single digit in NCR, the Central, and the plain of the North until Monday night.