New Delhi. Another western disturbance is likely to become active from today. In such a situation, there will be more snowfall on the hills of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. There is already heavy snowfall in all three states. In such a situation, due to fresh western disturbance and snowfall, the effect of bone-chilling cold in the plains may increase further. The Meteorological Department says that the effect of cold wave will continue in Delhi. It may also rain in Delhi on Saturday and Sunday. At the same time, the weather department has predicted that dense fog will also prevail. The Meteorological Department has asked people to be cautious due to severe cold and fog in all the states of North India.
VIDEO | Intense cold conditions prevail in Jammu and Kashmir. Visuals of a frozen Dal Lake in Srinagar.
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According to the Meteorological Department, there will be dense fog in Punjab and Haryana. Cold wave will prevail in both the states. In the last 24 hours, dense fog was seen in most of the cities of Punjab including Amritsar. At the same time, there was fog in and around Ambala, Haryana. This had a huge impact on traffic. The temperature also dropped significantly due to dense fog. In Punjab the mercury is being recorded between 3 to 7 degrees. The Meteorological Department has said that there will be dense fog everywhere in UP. At the same time, due to western disturbance, there is a possibility of rain in almost all the districts of UP. UP will remain cloudy for the next few days. The minimum temperature in Sikar, Rajasthan on Wednesday was 1.1 degrees. At the same time, dense fog is expected in many districts including Jaipur. The Meteorological Department has expressed the possibility of rain in Rajasthan also.
VIDEO | Thick layer of fog reduces visibility to zero in parts of Uttar Pradesh amid intense cold. Visuals from Shravasti.
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Due to western disturbance, there may be rain in some parts of Madhya Pradesh. At the same time, people may have to face more cold in some areas of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, West Bengal and northern areas of Odisha. The Meteorological Department has already said that this year it is going to be colder than average. It is believed that due to the arrival of more western disturbances, the effect of cold will be greater. According to the Meteorological Department, due to the effect of La Nina, it will be colder this year. Due to La Nina effect, there was more than average rainfall in the monsoon season last year.