IMD predicts for a warmer winter in India this year

According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) the winter season this year would be warmer than usual over the country.

In its statement on Friday, the weather agency predicting for all parts of the country, excluding the northern-most region suggested that the seasonal average minimum temperature would be above normal by over one degree Celsius.

The Indian Meteorological Department ruled out the probability of any severe cold wave spells over the Core Cold Wave Zone (CWZ) during the next three months.

The areas under CWZ include Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Delhi, Rajasthan, Haryana, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Odisha, Telangana, West Bengal and meteorological sub-divisions of Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada, Vidarbha and Saurashtra.

“The minimum temperatures would prevail moderately above normal during December to February season over the CWZ,” the statement suggested.