Bhagirathi river freezes in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi: Temperature in Rajasthan's Mount Abu records 0°C on third day; Dense fog in MP today, schools closed in 18 districts

Snowfall in the mountains of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand has increased the cold in the plain states. Dense fog is prevailing in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan with cold wave. Madhya Pradesh received the highest fog of the winter season so far on Monday morning. The Bhagirathi river in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi has frozen. In Bhopal, the capital of MP, the visibility was less than 20 meters. A holiday has been declared in schools in 18 districts of the state. Schools in Bhopal and Dhar have been closed from 9.30 am to provide relief to children from the cold. Rajasthan witnessed the coldest day and coldest night of the season on Sunday. Mount Abu recorded zero temperatures for the third day in a row. In seven cities, the night temperature remained below 5 degrees Celsius. According to the Meteorological Department, there will be more bitter cold in the state for another week. It is getting chilling cold like the mountains in UP. On Monday morning, 50 districts, including Jhansi and Gorakhpur, were in the grip of dense fog. Visibility was restricted to 10 meters. Cloudy skies are prevailing in 10 cities, including Lucknow, Bhadohi, Ballia, Sambhal and Ghazipur. Cold winds are blowing at a speed of 10 to 15 km/h. 3 Pictures of Weather in the States Weather conditions for the next 2 days... January 6: Heavy snowfall in the hilly states Jan 7: Weather conditions in the hilly states. Madhya Pradesh: Severe cold, fog, impact on flights, trains; Schools closed in 18 districts, timings changed in Bhopal-Dhar Madhya Pradesh is reeling under cold wave and dense fog for the second consecutive day on Monday. Today is the dense fog of the season in Bhopal. Visibility is less than 20 meters. The lights of the vehicles on the roads are still on during the day. Schools in 18 districts have been declared closed today due to severe cold, cold wave and fog. The timings of schools in Bhopal and Dhar have been changed. Rajasthan: Night temperature drops below 5 degrees Celsius in 7 cities for third consecutive day in Mount Abu; Icy winds blowing during the day Icy winds coming from the mountains in Rajasthan have added to the cold. The state had the coldest day and coldest night of the season on Sunday. The hill station Mount Abu recorded zero temperatures for the third day in a row. Seven cities recorded a minimum temperature of less than 5 degrees Celsius. The maximum temperature of the day was recorded below 14 degrees Celsius in Kota-Bara. The Meteorological Department said that the state will experience bitter cold for the next one week. The districts of Jaipur division will be affected by cold wave for 4 days. Uttarakhand: Mercury drops below zero in 7 cities, rain-snowfall in 5 districts; Fog alert in the plain districts Munsiyari in Pithoragarh district was the coldest place in Uttarakhand on Sunday. The minimum temperature here reached minus 25 degrees Celsius. In addition, 7 other cities recorded below zero temperature. Ali Binani Bugyal in Chamoli received the second snowfall of the season. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), snowfall is likely to occur at higher altitudes with light rain in 5 districts — Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag, Chamoli, Bageshwar and Pithoragarh — on Monday. Bihar: Cold day-fog alert in 28 districts; Schools up to Class 8 are closed in 8 districts, including Bihar's capital Patna. Cold winds are blowing at a speed of 12 to 15 km per hour across the state. Due to the cold, all schools up to class 8 in 8 districts are closed. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for cold day and dense fog in 28 districts on Monday. The minimum temperature will fall further. As many as 12 flights from Patna were cancelled on Sunday, while 14 were delayed due to fog. As many as 16 trains were also delayed.