By a staff reporter: On one hand, severe cold has made life miserable in North India. On the other hand Mahakumbha 2025 has started. Lakhs of devotees come to take a dip in Sangam on the day of Paush Purnima despite the extreme cold. Normal life has been disrupted due to cold current in many states including Delhi-NCR, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar. Temperatures continue to drop in the hilly states. Cold weather continued in the capital on Sunday. Temperatures have changed in Kashmir after overnight snowfall. Similarly, it was cold in Punjab and Haryana on Monday and there was fog in some parts of both the states in the morning. Meanwhile, the Meteorological Department said that after January 13, the weather pattern is going to change drastically. That is, after the first bath of the Mahakumbha, a disastrous winter is going to fall in North India.
The India Meteorological Department has predicted rain with storms over North India. There may also be hail. Due to this, the already ongoing severe winter may become more severe. In such a situation, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued such a warning, knowing that you will catch a cold. The weather department has warned that the weather will change in Uttar Pradesh from Monday. After this, heavy rains with thundershowers are likely over North India including Uttar Pradesh between January 13 and January 17. There is a chance of hail at some places. Freezing cold during the Maha Kumbh bath can further afflict devotees.
According to weather agency Skymet, a western depression is lashing Jammu and Kashmir and surrounding areas of Himachal Pradesh. Area of induced cyclonic winds in and around West Rajasthan. A trough extends from the cyclonic circulation over western Rajasthan to the northeastern Arabian Sea. A cyclonic circulation has formed over Northeast Assam. The cyclonic wind area is located along the east coast of Sri Lanka and the adjacent southwest Bay of Bengal. A new Western Disturbance is likely to affect Northwest India from January 14 night.
Delhi, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, North and Central Rajasthan, West Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep and South Kerala received light to moderate rains during the last 24 hours. Western Himalayas received light to moderate rain and snow. Light rains in Tamil Nadu. Cold-day conditions are prevailing in various parts of Haryana. Very thick fog was observed in various parts of Jammu Division, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and North-West Madhya Pradesh.