NEW DELHI: It’s going to be very cold in North India, and drinking alcohol at home or at New Years Eve parties won’t be a good idea, according to the Indian Meteorological Department (IM D).
In its latest impact-based advisory, IMD said that a “severe” cold snap is expected over Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Northern Rajasthan as of December 28 and there is an increased likelihood of various illnesses such as flu, runny nose, or nosebleed that usually appear or are aggravated due to prolonged exposure to cold.
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“Go indoors. Eat fruits rich in vitamin C and hydrate your skin regularly to counteract the effects of severe cold,” he said.
Kuldeep Srivastava, head of IMD’s regional forecasting center, said that mercury will rise slightly on Sunday and Monday under the influence of a new western disturbance that will affect the upper reaches of the Himalayasbut the relief will be short-lived.
The western unrest will lead to “scattered to fairly widespread” snowfall in Jammu and cashmere, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
After the wind system retreats, cold, dry winds from the north / northwest of the western Himalayas will lower the minimum temperature in northern India by three to five degrees Celsius, IMD said.
“Cold wave to intense cold wave conditions are likely to be found in isolated areas of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, north rajasthan from December 28 to 29. Frost and heavy fog are likely to be found in isolated pockets in the region, “he said.
For the plains, the IMD declares a cold snap when the minimum temperature is 10 degrees Celsius or less and is 4.5 notches lower than normal. A “severe” cold snap is when the minimum temperature drops to two degrees Celsius or the output is more than 6.4 degrees Celsius.
Last Sunday, the Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative data for the city, recorded a low of 3.4 degrees Celsius, the lowest this season so far.
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