Overview
- IMD forecasts cold to severe cold wave conditions in isolated pockets of Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Vidarbha, Jharkhand and Odisha over the next 3–4 days, with minimums set to dip another 2–3°C.
- Authorities in Madhya Pradesh have issued cold wave alerts for the next four days in 23 districts including Bhopal and Indore, as many cities logged sub‑10°C lows.
- Jharkhand is under a yellow alert through November 15 for seven districts, with IMD warning of minimums falling below 10°C; Gumla touched about 7.2°C and Ranchi was near 10.7°C.
- Srinagar recorded the season’s coldest night at −1.6°C and Pahalgam −3.8°C, with the MeT Department indicating the chill is likely to intensify in the coming days.
- Delhi’s minimum fell to around 10.4°C without a formal cold‑wave declaration due to criteria not being met, while Bengaluru, Pune and Kolkata saw early‑season dips and Mumbai’s air quality turned unhealthy, with citywide AQI readings around 207–233 and severe hotspots.