Lucknow, 12 January: Due to the blowing of the Northeast winds, people got relief from the bone-chilling winter of the past week but the weather conditions have changed once again.
Due to the snowfall in the Himalayas and the movement of the northwest winds, the cold-wave condition has started increasing in the entire of North India including Uttar Pradesh.
The Meteorological Department says that due to such winds, cold wave will continue in Uttar Pradesh for the next five days, especially the chilled cold till Makar Sankranti will disturb people.
However, there will be sunshine during the day, which will provide some relief and light clouds are also expected to remain in the sky.
There is heavy snowfall in the hill areas of North India, due to which the avalanche is increasing.
Amid the snowfall, the temperature in the plains has also been steadily falling, causing cold wave and winter storm.
The Meteorological Department has predicted increasing cold and cold wave, while thunderstorms are expected to receive good rains in many parts of the country, especially in South India.
At the same time, Srinagar and some other areas of the valley received fresh snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir, which disrupted the operation of the aircraft at the airport here.
In January, there is a possibility of good rainfall in many parts of the country, especially in South India.
The Meteorological Department has predicted cold wave conditions in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana and northern Rajasthan, while south India may receive more than normal rainfall from 14 to 28 January.
Meteorologist Dr SN Sunil Pandey of Chandrashekhar Azad University of Agricultural Technology, Kanpur said on Tuesday that cold wave started coming from the mountains in North India, which increased the bone-chilling cold. The winter temperature has also increased due to the maximum temperature falling by six degrees Celsius in the last one day. Severe winter is expected in the coming four-five days. Day and night temperatures have started falling in cities like Kanpur, Lucknow, Prayagraj, Unnao, Fatehpur, Aligarh, Lakhimpur Kheri, Bareilly etc.
โThe sun is coming out, but it is not having any significant effect. The longer it is sunny, the longer the weather remains warm. In the evening, the cold again increases,โ he added.
He told further that the next four to five days will be a cold winter. Winter is coming from the mountains. Their speed is much faster than normal. It is moving from west to east direction. The possibility of diseases and pests in crops has increased. Humidity in the atmosphere remains, due to which the density of pollutants and superfine particles will also be quite high.
There is a need to save children, elderly and pets from cold wave. The cattle herders will have to take special care of their animals. Along with this, the farmer brothers keep an equal vigil in this season to protect the crops from cold wave and frost and keep light irrigation for moisture.
