North India to experience warmer winter days amid record cold nights, air pollution

“Anticyclonic activities over the western region of the Indian subcontinent are pushing dry winds toward the central and southern regions, causing a cold wave in places like Telangana and North Karnataka. However, these dry winds are unable to penetrate the dense smog that is prevalent over Northwest India,” said Dr. K J Ramesh, former Director General of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD).In the past two days, the speed of the dry winds has decreased, exacerbating the severe levels of air pollution in Delhi-NCR.IMD stated in its bulletin that no significant changes in weather are expected, particularly in the plains, over the next week despite the back-to-back arrival of weaker WD. While these disturbances will not bring the much-needed rainfall to the plains, they will lead to widespread mid- to high-level clouding over Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Delhi, further worsening air pollution by thickening the smog over the Indo-Gangetic plains.



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