According to Dr Pavneet Kaur Kingra, head of the PAU department of agricultural meteorology and climate change, there will be a cold wave for at least the next four days in Ludhiana.
Dense fog hit state capital and other Uttar Pradesh cities, reducing visibility to 50m. Accidents occurred due to conditions; temperatures expected to drop.
IMD Chandigarh director Surender Paul said, “While the cyclone was too far to bring us any rain, it had changed the dominant wind system for the region. While colder northerly winds usually blow this season, it was replaced by warmer winds from the Bay of Bengal.”