Western Disturbances are non-monsoonal, extra-tropical cyclonic storms that originate in the Mediterranean region. They travel thousands of kilometers across West Asia and Pakistan to reach the Indian subcontinent, where they serve as the primary source of winter precipitation for North India.
While a WD is passing, night temperatures often rise due to cloud cover. However, once the system moves away, it leaves behind moisture and clear skies, leading to dense fog and severe cold wave conditions across the Indo-Gangetic plains.
Severe cold wave warning has been issued in almost all the states of North India for the next 24 to 48 hours. There is a possibility of snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh in the next 24 hours. Snowfall is likely also in some parts of Himachal Pradesh & Uttarakhand.The temperature will remain below 5°Celsius in Delhi, Punjab, Haryana , Chandigarh and Uttar Pradesh. Dense fog will prevail in all the states of North India in the
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