This disturbance will also lead to isolated rainfall accompanied by thunderstorm activity over Punjab, Haryana, and Chandigarh on 5–6 January, and northwest Uttar Pradesh on 6 January. Scattered rainfall or snowfall is predicted in Uttarakhand on 6 January. In the northeastern states, light to moderate rainfall is likely on 7–8 January.During the western disturbance spell, minimum temperatures are expected to rise by 3–4°C, before dropping sharply afterwards.IMD has also issued a “cold day condition warning” for parts of Himachal Pradesh on 6–7 January, isolated pockets of West Uttar Pradesh on 4 January, and Bihar on 4–5 January. The IMD has further stated that “cold wave conditions are likely in isolated pockets of Telangana on 4 January.”Meanwhile, dense fog is predicted to envelop the entire Indo-Gangetic Plain until 6 January, after which it is expected to clear. The fog may affect airports, highways, and railway routes during this period.A second round of western disturbances is forecast to reach Northwest India on 10 January, bringing light to moderate rainfall and snowfall to the western Himalayas and parts of Northwest India.
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