Lucknow: City feel cold winter due to western and cold winds from hilly countries blowing on Friday.
Similar conditions are expected until Monday.
The city has witnessed extraordinary warm conditions in December so far.
On Friday, the maximum temperature is 23.6 degrees Celsius, which is normal, but the minimum temperature (13.8 degrees Celsius) is five units above normal.
Now, under the impact of cold winds, the temperature is expected to go down to the normal level.
Even though sunny sunlight is estimated during the day, the night will be cold because of the cold wind.
Explain the factors responsible for ‘cold factors’, Director of Met State JP Gupta said recent rainfall in several parts of the North Hill country because Western disruption caused a decrease in temperature in this area.
Now, he added, the wind from the hill has brought cold to the plains.
“Most of the top will witness a drop of 2-4 degrees to Monday.
Cold wave conditions and solid fog can occur in isolated places in the western part of the country,” he said.