Weather Today: Cold wave to continue in Punjab, Rajasthan; IMD predicts rainfall from January 26 in these areas

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a yellow alert for cold waves in Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and other parts of northern India on Sunday, January 25. The weather department also predicted rainfall to heavy rainfall at many places on January 26 and January 27.

"An intense Western Disturbance is set to impact the Western Himalayan region from 26–28 January, bringing light to moderate rainfall at many places and isolated heavy rain/snowfall on 27 Jan," the IMD said.

The IMD said, "Cold wave conditions likely in isolated pockets over Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana Chandigarh, Rajasthan on 25th & 26th January."

"Dense to very dense fog conditions likely during morning/ night hours in some/isolated pockets over Punjab and

Haryana & Chandigarh on 25th-26th January," the IMD added.

Meanwhile, in the southern region, heavy rainfall is likely to lash parts of Tamil Nadu on Sunday.

"Hailstorm activity also likely over Jammu-Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh on 27th, Uttarakhand on 27th & 28th January," the IMD said.

It added, "Thunderstorm with lightning and winds speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph likely over Tamil

Nadu, Puducherry & Karaikal on 24th & 25th and over Kerala & Mahe on 26th; Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh-Gilgit Baltistan-Muzaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, West Uttar Pradesh, East Rajasthan on 27th January.