Early morning rainfall and lightning on Friday, December 27, compounded the cold wave gripping Delhi and its surrounding areas. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) attributed the adverse conditions to an active western disturbance,

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As dense fog covered parts of Rajasthan on Thursday, the meteorological department has warned of rain, hailstorms, and cold waves in the coming days.

The cold wave conditions will grip parts of Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh too till the end of the week

Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana are expected to see severe cold temperatures and heavy rainfall, according to the weather service. The districts of Una, Hamirpur, Bilaspur, and Mandi in Himachal Pradesh are under an orange alert,

Several parts of north India experienced cold wave conditions with Jammu and Kashmir still under the grip of Chillai-Kalan, a 40-day extreme winter that began on December 21.

Delhi Airport advised passengers to check flight statuses with airlines due to dense fog causing low visibility. The IMD had warned of dense fog on December 26, 27, and 28. Partly cloudy skies and light rain are expected.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted dense fog conditions in Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh on December 26 and during December 28 to 31.

In the advisory, the Delhi airport said that flights that are not compliant with CAT III may be affected. Aircraft with CAT III allow the planes to land in reduced visibility conditions