Parts of India are experiencing cold wave conditions, which include low temperatures and thick fog. According to the India Meteorological Department, until December 13, central Maharashtra, Marathwada, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and Madhya Pradesh are expected to experience cold wave conditions. Cold wave conditions will prevail until December 14 in Telangana and North interior Karnataka.
Parts of Odisha are under a yellow alert due to a cold wave.
Odisha is experiencing severe cold, which is interfering with daily living. IMD has issued yellow alerts in a number of districts. Anugul, Sundargarh, Kendrapara, Kalahandi, and Koraput are among the places where a yellow alert has been issued for Friday and Saturday.

According to an official cited by ANI, at least 15 locations in 11 of the 30 districts saw minimum temperatures below 10 degrees Celsius on Thursday.
Temperatures below freezing in Kashmir
The Kashmir Valley's temperature has fallen below zero, making it difficult for residents to go about their regular lives.
According to the ANI report, the temperature was zero on Wednesday and has since plunged even further.
According to IMD data, Srinagar city's lowest temperature on Thursday was -2.9 degrees.
The Rohtang Pass near Manali in the Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh has been closed due to cold wave conditions. Due to poor conditions, it was closed to vehicles outside of Darcha.

Delhi's temperature lowers and the city is covered in poisonous haze.
In addition to the deadly fog that blanketed the city on Friday morning, Delhi is struggling with the winter season. At seven in the morning, the city's average air quality was still classified as "very poor." The city was not under a cold wave warning. IMD reported that over the previous few days, the maximum temperature increased by one degree Celsius and the minimum temperature decreased by one degree Celsius.
Over Delhi, the lowest temperatures were between 8 and 9 degrees Celsius.

Why is there a severe cold wave in India?
IMD had stated that the polar vortex will cause the cold in central, northwest, and northeastern India. A polar vortex is a sizable region of frigid, low-pressure air close to the poles of the Earth. In the winter, it gets stronger. Extreme cold is being experienced throughout due to the polar vortex and La Nina conditions.
If the minimum temperature is less than 10 degrees Celsius and at least 4.5 degrees below average, it is considered a cold wave. A cold wave is declared on the second day if this condition is present in at least two stations for at least two days in a row.