The current spell of cold wave conditions over Northwest and Central India is likely to abate from December 22.
However, it is expected to continue over Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, western parts of Gangetic West Bengal and interior Odisha till December 23.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday predicted that there will be a gradual rise by 2-3 degree celsius in minimum and maximum temperature by two to three-degree Celsius over plains of northwest and adjoining central India during the next 48 hours.
While the current spell of cold wave conditions over northwest and adjoining central India will abate from Monday, the condition along with dense to very dense fog will continue over a few places over east Uttar Pradesh and isolated places till December 23.
Ground frost is very likely at isolated places over Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan, Muzaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab,
Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and north Rajasthan along with strong surface wind (speed reaching 10-20 kmph) over parts of Northwest and adjoining Indo-Gangetic plains during next 24 hours, the IMD said. The IMD said that Cold Day to Severe Cold Day Conditions are observed at a few places over north Uttar Pradesh and at isolated places over Bihar.
Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi and Rajasthan are showing either no change or rise by 1-2 in maximum temperatures during past 24 hours thereby causing further relief from ongoing Severe Cold Day Conditions over these regions.