The record-breaking K-P winter has brought life to a standstill in the plains and upper regions, with Peshawar experiencing severe dust pollution which has led to widespread cases of chest infection, colds, sore throat and dry cough.

Delhi logged 30.2 mm of rainfall between 8.30 am to 5.30 pm on Friday. The total rainfall received by Delhi in the month this year is 42.8 mm marking the highest rainfall in December in the last 15 years.

In it's forecast, the IMD stated that minimum temperatures are likely to fall by 3-5 degrees celsius over Northwest India

North India, including Delhi, is expected to experience a chilly New Year with a significant drop in temperatures, according to the IMD. Cold wave conditions are predicted in regions including Jammu-Kashmir,

India Metrological Department (IMD) on December 28 informed that severe cold wave conditions would prevail in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan “...A strong and intense western disturbance reached North India,

As intermittent rain continued in several parts of North India, the IMD has predicted a fall in the minimum temperature by 3-5 degrees Celsius in the next two days.