COLD SPELL ON CARDS FOR CAPITAL

DENSE FOG LIKELY TO LINGER TILL JAN 6

- OUR CORRESPONDENT

A man covers himself with a blanket on a cold winter morning, in New Delhi, on Thursday

(PTI)

Amid the chilly weather in the national capital, the India Meteorological Department on Thursday forecast likely cold wave conditions at isolated places in Delhi between January 2 and 5.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), a cold wave is declared when the minimum temperature drops 4.5-6.5 degrees Celsius below the normal average temperature.

On Thursday, the maximum temperature in Delhi was recorded two notches below normal at 17.3 degrees Celsius, while the minimum settled at 10.6 degrees Celsius, 3.7 notches above normal, the IMD said.

The weather office said there is a prediction for cold wave conditions in Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana and Delhi till January 5. The IMD added that dense to very dense fog is likely to continue during the night and morning hours at many places in Delhi till January 6.