Overview
- Yellow alerts are active for Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Punjab, with some locations flagged for a severe spell into Dec. 13.
- Single-digit minimums were recorded widely, including Hyderabad’s Ibrahimpatnam at 7.6°C, multiple Telangana districts near 6–8°C, Pune stations at 8.4–8.9°C, and Madhya Pradesh lows down to 4.7–5.2°C.
- Maharashtra is seeing its harshest winter in five years, with the highest count of cold-wave days since 2020 and district alerts covering Pune, Nashik, Dhule, Jalgaon, Ahilyanagar, Beed, Jalna, Parbhani and others; Mumbai is cooler but not under a cold-wave warning.
- Meteorological analyses point to a 222 km/h subtropical westerly jet and an active western-disturbance pattern, with a feeble new disturbance expected over the western Himalayas from Dec. 13.
- IMD and health officials urge layered clothing, limited night travel and extra care for infants and the elderly, as dense fog is forecast in pockets of Himachal Pradesh, Odisha, East Uttar Pradesh, Assam and Manipur on specified dates.