Cold Wave: IMD points chilly wave alert for north Indian plains

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With temperatures falling, an orange alert was issued by the India Meteorological Department on Tuesday for the northern plains with a forecast of a chilly wave for the following 4 days. An identical alert has been sounded for Tamil Nadu and Puducherry with a forecast of heavy rains. The IMD stated that the minimal temperature over the north Indian plains is more likely to be beneath regular throughout this era.
“Due to the prevalence of dry north/northwesterly winds, the minimal temperature could be very more likely to be beneath regular over most elements of northwest India throughout subsequent 4-5 days that are very more likely to trigger chilly day/extreme chilly day situations at some elements of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand throughout subsequent three days.
“Cold wave/severe cold wave conditions at some parts are also very likely over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi and in isolated parts over Uttar Pradesh, north Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan during next three days,” the IMD stated.
Ground frost can be very possible in remoted pockets over south Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and north Rajasthan in the course of the subsequent two days.
The IMD stated that dense to very dense fog situations at remoted locations are very possible over northwest India in the course of the subsequent 4-5 days.

It has issued an orange color coded alert for Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh from January 13 to 16. It has additionally sounded an orange alert for Rajasthan for January 13.
The IMD has 4 color codes signifying the depth of climate occasions. While an orange alert is a sign to be ready for possible excessive situations, pink is a warning to take motion to guard life and property from extraordinarily dangerous climate.
Green signifies regular situations and yellow is for holding a look ahead to a deterioration within the climate.
Due to a cyclonic circulation over the Comorin space, pretty widespread to widespread rainfall, with remoted heavy falls and reasonable thunderstorms and lightning are very possible over Tamil Nadu Puducherry, Karaikal, Kerala, Mahe and Lakshadweep throughout subsequent 2-3 days, the IMD stated.
There shall be a major lower in rainfall exercise over these areas thereafter. Isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall could be very possible over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal on January 12 and 13, the IMD added. 
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