The cold is tightening its grip over North India after days of heavy rainfall caused by Cyclone Michaung. According to the IMD, cold wave conditions are expected at isolated places in Punjab, Haryana, and Chandigarh on December 4 and 5; in North Rajasthan from December 4 to 6; and in Jharkhand on December 6 and 7. This will lead to a significant rise in winter chill across the region.
South India continues to face weather disturbances, with very heavy rainfall warnings issued for North Coastal Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam, and Rayalaseema on December 3.
The IMD further stated that minimum temperatures in Uttar Pradesh will drop by 2–3°C over the next three days. No major temperature changes are expected in Central and East India initially, but a dip of 2–3°C may follow later.
Dense fog is also likely in Assam, Meghalaya, Odisha, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, and Himachal Pradesh on December 4–6. Minimum temperatures in Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, and Himachal Pradesh continue to remain below 6°C, while several parts of Uttarakhand, Punjab, UP, Haryana, North Rajasthan, and MP are recording 6–10°C.
