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Vinson Kurian

Thiruvananthapuram , Jan 31

TRUE to predictions, cold wave conditions have largely abated from Central and north peninsular India with both day and night temperatures rising over the past 2-3 days.

A similar trend has been noticed in northwest India too, an update from the National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF) said on Tuesday.

It is expected that the mercury will continue to remain above normal during the next two to three days and then decrease gradually.

During the 24 hours ending Tuesday morning, Shimla in Himachal Pradesh recorded the highest ever January night temperature of 12.1 deg C. The daytime temperature recorded was 21.2 deg C.

Night temperatures rose appreciably in the northwest with many areas in Punjab and Haryana recording upsurges varying from one deg C to four deg C. Mercury levels looked up in Uttar Pradesh too with most regions recording above normal minimums overnight.

However, an India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that cold wave conditions continued to prevail in some parts of south interior Karnataka. Night temperatures have been appreciably below normal in some parts of Orissa, Jharkhand, Marathwada, Telengana and Rayalaseema as well.

The NCMRWF said that Monday's western disturbance as an upper air system over Jammu and Kashmir and neighbourhood has remained more or less stationary.

The system may move slowly in an eastward direction.

Baring Jammu and Kashmir and its adjoining areas where isolated snowfall/rainfall activity is likely, most parts of the country are expected to remain without any significant amount of precipitation during the next 3-4 days.

In region-wise forecasts, the NCMRWF said that isolated snowfall/rainfall activity is expected over Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh during the next two days.

Day and night temperatures are expected to remain above normal during the three following days but may be reversed gradually as cold air wafts in the wake of the passing of the western disturbance.

The eastern region will experience mainly dry weather during the next five days. In central India, mainly dry weather is likely to prevail. Slight rise in day and night temperatures is expected during the next two days.

In the west, mainly dry weather is expected to prevail but day and night temperatures are likely to remain normal or slightly above during the next two days before they start to dip.

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