North India to enter 2025 with cold wave conditions; Here's weather forecast for Delhi-NCR, Punjab and other regions

North India including the national capital will see a chilly New Year as the IMD has predicted a significant drop in minimum temperatures across several regions in coming days.

"Cold wave conditions in isolated pockets of Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh-Gilgit-Baltistan-Muzaffarabad, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan," said IMD's daily bulletin.

Here is weather forecast for next week:
31st December

Cold wave to severe cold wave conditions likely in a few pockets of Himachal Pradesh; cold wave conditions in isolated pockets of Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh-Gilgit-Baltistan-Muzaffarabad, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan.
Ground Frost likely in isolated pockets of Himachal Pradesh.
Thunderstorm & lightning likely at isolated places over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & Karaikal.

01st January
Dense fog likely in isolated pockets of Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim, Assam & Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura in night/morning hours.
Cold wave conditions likely in a few pockets of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana

2nd January
Cold wave conditions likely in a few pockets of Punjab, Haryana.

Delhi's weather forecast:

7 Day's Forecast/Warnings
Date	Min Temp	Max Temp
28-Dec	13.0	16.0
29-Dec	9.0	17.0
30-Dec	6.0	18.0
31-Dec	5.0	18.0
01-Jan	6.0	20.0
02-Jan	9.0	22.0
03-Jan	9.0	23.0

Due to western disturbances, it is predicted scattered thunderstorm and lightning in the national capital on Friday and Saturday. Additionally, a yellow warning for fog has been issued throughout Delhi-NCR.

The predominant surface wind is expected to be from the northeast at a speed of less than 4 kmph during the morning hours, with smog or moderate fog likely in the morning, it said. "Fall in minimum temperatures by 4-6℃ likely over Uttar Pradesh during next 5 days and by 3-4℃ over Punjab, HaryanaChandigarh-Delhi and Rajasthan during next 3 days & no significant change thereafter," said IMD's daily report.