"No warning for a cold wave in coming week": Mumbai IMD Director
Sunil Kamble, Mumbai India Meteorological Department (IMD) Director said on Wednesday that there is no warning for a cold wave for the coming week.
ANI
Dec 11, 2024 21:41 IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 11 (ANI): Sunil Kamble, Director of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Mumbai, stated on Wednesday that there is no warning for a cold wave in the coming week.
"There is no warning for a cold wave for the coming week," Kamble told ANI.
"Winter has set in, and temperatures are expected to fall. When the temperature drops to 14-15 degrees Celsius, we feel cold in Mumbai. Such instances occur 2-3 times every month," the IMD official said.
"If you look at Mumbai currently, the minimum temperature will be around 20-21 degrees Celsius, and the maximum temperature will be 30-33 degrees. Across Maharashtra, the minimum temperature will range between 12-14 degrees Celsius, while the maximum will be around 30 degrees," he added.
In a press statement, the IMD said: "Cold wave conditions are very likely in isolated pockets over Rajasthan during December 11-16, with isolated severe cold wave conditions on December 11. Cold wave conditions are also expected in parts of Punjab during December 11-16, in isolated pockets over Uttarakhand on December 11, Delhi during December 11-13, and Haryana-Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh during December 11-16. Saurashtra and Kutch may experience cold wave conditions on December 11 and 12, while Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Muzaffarabad are likely to experience them during December 13-16."
The IMD further stated that cold day conditions are likely in isolated pockets over Rajasthan on December 11 and 12 and in Madhya Pradesh during December 11-13.
It also mentioned that dense fog conditions are expected during late-night and early-morning hours in isolated pockets of East Uttar Pradesh until December 12; Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim, and Bihar until December 13; and Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura until the morning of December 14.
Ground frost conditions are also likely in isolated pockets over Uttarakhand on December 11 and 12, the IMD added. (ANI)
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