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Snowfall continues in three states of the country, Jammu-Kashmir, Himachal and Uttarakhand. The temperature has reached minus 10 degrees in many districts of Jammu and Kashmir. Many roads are closed in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
More than 80 thousand tourists in 24 thousand vehicles have come to Shimla, Himachal in the last 2 days to celebrate the New Year, to witness the snowfall.
According to the Meteorological Department, on Tuesday the temperature will fall in UP, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi due to the icy wind of the mountains. Cold wave and dense fog is expected in North India.
Cold wave is going on in 52 districts of Uttar Pradesh. There is dense fog in 60 districts. Visibility has reduced to 50 meters in Moradabad and Azamgarh. 37 trains were delayed by 8 hours at Kanpur Central Railway Station. There is a cold wave alert in 14 cities of Haryana.
The temperature is continuously falling in Madhya Pradesh also. The mercury has reached 3.5º in Neemuch. At the same time, Rajasthan is on cold wave alert for 3 days. The mercury in hill station Mount Abu may go to minus between tomorrow and 3 days. At present the temperature here is 1º.
10 pictures of snowfall in Kashmir, Himachal and Uttarakhand…
In Chamoli, Uttarakhand, snow accumulated on houses, roads and streets. The temperature here can reach minus.
More than 1 feet of snow was seen in Lahaul Spiti of Himachal Pradesh.
The temperature in Srinagar was recorded at minus 2 degrees on Sunday morning. Dal lake has frozen here.
View after snowfall in Doda, Jammu and Kashmir.
The night temperature in Srinagar, the capital of Jammu and Kashmir, reached minus 0.9 degrees.
Water has frozen in taps in Srinagar. Due to this, people are forced to bring water from the lake.
Ice has frozen on one side of Srinagar’s Dal Lake. Boating can be done on half of it.
More than 2 feet of snow was seen in Udhampur. Traffic has stopped here due to snow on the roads.
Snow has been removed from Atal Tunnel in Manali. The tunnel has also been opened for 4 by 4 vehicles.
To open the closed roads in North Kashi of Uttarakhand, the administration installed earth moving machine.
More than 10cm snowfall occurred in 5 districts of Himachal In Himachal, there has been 14.9 cm fresh snowfall in Kalpa, 14.5 in Kufri, 12 in Pooh, 12 in Murang, 10 in Khadrala, 8.5 in Sangla, 8 in Keylong, 1.6 cm in Kukmaseri. Due to this, the minimum temperature has been recorded 1 to 5 degrees Celsius lower than normal.
2.11 crore tourists to reach Jammu and Kashmir in 2024
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How will the weather be in the next 2 days?
January 1: Fog alert in 10 states
- There will be dense fog in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura.
- There will be alert of severe cold wave in Himachal Pradesh. There will be ground frost condition in Himachal Pradesh.
- Wind will blow at high speed in Tamil Nadu-Puducherry. Lightning may also fall in some districts of these states.
January 2: Snowfall in 3 states, fog in North-East
- There will be dense fog in Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura.
- There will be a cold wave in the states of Northern India, due to which the temperature will fall.
- Snowfall will continue in Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh.
Weather news in the states…
Madhya Pradesh: New Year celebration amid severe cold and fog, visibility reduced to 20 meters
This time New Year will be celebrated in Madhya Pradesh amidst severe cold and fog. On Tuesday morning, fog was affected in many districts of Gwalior-Chambal, Ujjain, Sagar and Rewa divisions. There is a cold day alert in Ujjain-Ratlam today. At the same time, cold wave will also prevail in Shajapur, Neemuch, Mandsaur and Agar-Malwa. Read the full news…
Rajasthan: Cold wave will continue for 4 more days, visibility reduced to 10 meters due to fog
The cold in Rajasthan intensified due to the icy wind coming from North India. The effect of cold wave in Rajasthan will last till January 3. It is also feared that the effect of cold wave will increase further from January 1. On December 30, the maximum day temperature in many districts including Jaipur remained below 20 degrees Celsius. Read the full news…
Haryana: New Year will start with fog, alert in 14 districts including Hisar-Sirsa, temperature will fall by 5 degrees
There was dense fog in Jind in the morning. Visibility here was around 20 meters.
The new year is going to start with fog in Haryana. In view of the severe cold, the Meteorological Department has issued a yellow alert of cold wave along with cold day in 14 districts. These include Hisar, Sirsa, Ambala, Kurukshetra, Karnal, Kaithal, Palwal, Jind, Bhiwani, Charkhi-Dadri. Read the full news…
Uttar Pradesh: Dense fog in 60 districts, cold wave in 52; Trains delayed up to 8 hours
After clouds and rain for the last three days, there was fog in the morning in Pendra area.
The weather of UP has changed due to snowfall in the mountains. The sun is not shining all day. Melting and freezing has increased. Since morning, there is cold wave in 52 districts and dense fog in 60 districts. Visibility has reduced to 50 meters in Moradabad and Azamgarh. Read the full news…
Chhattisgarh: Cold wave will prevail in Surguja, temperature will fall up to 6 degrees.
After clouds and rain for the last three days in Chhattisgarh, the temperature has started falling again. After January 2, the minimum temperature in many districts of the state may drop by 4-6 degrees. There will be fog in the districts of Surguja division in the northern part of the state, cold wave may continue from tomorrow (Wednesday).