As per the IMD's latest predictions, North Indian states including Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Uttarakhand, and union territories Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir will face severe cold-wave conditions. Along with that, its adjoining states are also experiencing a cold wave taking the temperature to below 4 degrees Celsius. TODAY COLD WAVE DETAILS OF NORTH WEST INDIA(Cold wave spell entered today into Day 4-Started since 16-17 Dec night and continuing). Cold waves in North IndiaAs strong Northerly winds sweep parts of North India, states including Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, and Madhya Pradesh followed by parts of Telangana and Rajasthan face a "severe" cold wave engulfing over these regions taking minimum temperatures below normal. A cold wave is such a situation when the minimum temperature is dipped to two degrees Celsius or the departure from normal is more than 6.4 degrees celsius.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 20, 2021 07:51 UTC