India Braces for Intense Cold Wave, Dense Fog; Heavy Rain Alert for South

• IMD warns of cold wave, dense fog, and heavy rainfall across India from January 7 onwards.
• A low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal is set to intensify into a depression, impacting southern India.
• North and central India, including Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, UP, and Rajasthan, to face cold day/cold wave conditions.
• Dense to very dense fog expected in Punjab, Haryana, UP, Rajasthan, Bihar, Delhi, and Northeast for 5-7 days.
• Tamil Nadu and Kerala forecast to receive light to heavy rainfall with thunderstorms from January 9-11; fishermen advised caution.

Why It Matters: India faces severe winter weather: cold wave, dense fog in north/central, heavy rain in south.