Overview
- Ponds and small water bodies in Mount Abu froze under thick ice layers while frost covered grasslands as temperatures hit the season’s low.
- Night temperatures across Rajasthan neared zero in several locations, including Lunkaransar (0.3°C), Nagaur (0.5°C), Fatehpur (2.3°C), Pali (2.9°C) and Sikar (3.2°C), with Jaipur at 9.4°C.
- IMD linked the severe cold to widespread snowfall across the western Himalayas, with heavy snow reported in Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh.
- The local meteorological centre projected another 3–5°C drop in minimum temperatures over the next two to three days due to persistent northerly winds.
- IMD signaled a fresh western disturbance from January 26 to 28, peaking on January 27, with isolated rain or thunderstorms possible in parts of Rajasthan followed by a gradual rise in temperatures.