IMD Warns of Severe Cold Wave, Dense Fog Across North, Central India

• IMD issues cold wave and dense fog warnings for North and Central India, predicting a drop in minimum temperatures.
• Dense to very dense fog expected for 5-7 days across Northwest, Central, East, and Northeast India.
• Cold wave conditions likely in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Odisha (Jan 7-9), Rajasthan (Jan 8-11), MP (Jan 7-8), Vidarbha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh (Jan 6-8).
• Minimum temperatures may fall by 2-3°C in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, and parts of Central/Eastern India.
• Snowfall predicted for Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand; rain in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Mahe.

Why It Matters: IMD forecasts severe cold wave, dense fog, and temperature drops across vast regions of India.