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According to Skymet Weather, a fresh western disturbance is currently persisting over Jammu and Kashmir and adjoining Ladakh region.

A cyclonic system is seen over Comorin region near South India. Another cyclonic circulation is seen over the southwestern part of the Bay of Bengal near the equator in the Indian Ocean.

During the next 24 hours, light to moderate rain and snowfall is expected at one or two places over Jammu and Kashmir, Gilgit, Baltistan, Muzaffarabad, Ladakh, and parts of Himachal Pradesh.

Light to moderate showers may occur at isolated places over Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Tamil Nadu.

Cold conditions are expected to continue in parts of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, and West Bengal.

Strong surface wind (with speeds reaching 10-20 kmph) are likely over parts of northwest India and adjoining Indo-Gangetic plains during the next 24 hours.(Vipin Kumar/HT Photo)

Dense fog may occur at some places in Punjab and Uttar Pradesh. There is a possibility of frost in the next 24 hours in western Himalayan states, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and parts of Rajasthan.

Northwest India is likely to experience relief soon from extremely cold conditions. India Meteorological Department (IMD) is expecting a gradual rise in minimum and maximum temperatures by 2-3 degree Celsius over the plains of the northwest and adjoining central India during the next 48 hours.

There is no likelihood of "cold day" conditions (when day temperatures are very low) over northwest and central India during the next three days and "cold wave" conditions (when the minimum temperature drops very low) are likely to abate from Monday, IMD said in its bulletin.

Both "cold day" and "cold wave" conditions may continue over east Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and interior Odisha, and the current spell of cold wave/cold day conditions, and dense to very dense fog are likely to continue at a few places over east Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and interior Odisha during next two days.

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“We are expecting a western disturbance due to which there may be some clouding and both maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to go up,” said Kuldeep Shrivastava, head, regional weather forecasting centre.

IMD has warned that ground frost very likely at some places over Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan, Muzaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and north Rajasthan during the next 24 hours.

Strong surface wind (with speeds reaching 10-20 kmph) are likely over parts of northwest India and adjoining Indo-Gangetic plains during the next 24 hours, Hindustan Times reported.

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