Overview
- Telangana expanded its warning to 12 districts for Dec 12 after Tiryani in Kumaram Bheem Asifabad hit 5.4°C, while Hyderabad hovered near 11–13°C with mist or haze expected.
- Maharashtra recorded fresh lows as Pune’s Shivajinagar dipped to 7.9–8.1°C and yellow alerts were issued across multiple districts through Dec 12–13 during what officials describe as the state’s harshest winter in five years.
- Madhya Pradesh logged very low minima — including 4.7–5.2°C at several sites — with ongoing cold‑wave advisories as a fast subtropical jet strengthens the inflow of dry, cold air.
- IMD forecasts Bengaluru’s minimum at 15–17°C over the next five days with early‑morning mist or fog, while north interior Karnataka districts may see isolated cold‑wave conditions.
- National guidance keeps multi‑state cold‑wave and fog alerts in place through about Dec 12–13, with isolated rain or snow likely over the western Himalaya once the feeble western disturbance arrives.