Updated: Fri, 12 Dec 2025 05:37 (IST) Cold wave warning has been issued in many states even today. The Meteorological Department has warned that the temperature at many places in Kashmir continues to remain below freezing in about 15 states including Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Rajasthan (Photo-ANI) Digital Desk, New Delhi. As soon as the month of December begins, most parts of the country are in the grip of cold wave. The cold spreads quickly. Cold wave warning has been issued in many states even today. The weather department has issued red and orange warnings of severe cold and dense fog for about 15 states, including Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Rajasthan. Remove advertisement Read news only People suffer due to severe cold in Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh People suffer due to severe cold in Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh. At many places in Kashmir, the temperature continues to remain below freezing, while the minimum temperature in Himachal Pradesh is falling rapidly and has reached below normal at many places. In the tribal districts of Lahaul Spiti and Kinnaur, natural water sources have frozen due to temperatures falling well below zero. There was light fog in many parts of Kashmir on Thursday morning. The lowest temperature was recorded at Zoji La Pas, where the temperature was -18.0 degrees. The minimum temperature in Jammu was 8.6 degrees. Bhaderwah in Jammu division recorded the lowest minimum temperature of 1.4. Layers of snow piled up on trees in Kashmir. Layers of snow have accumulated on trees in the upper reaches of Kashmir and Ladakh. Water sources also partially froze. The average minimum temperature in Himachal Pradesh has dropped by 0.2 degrees in the last 24 hours. The temperature in Punjab was 4.9 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperature in Faridkot in Punjab was 4.9 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperature was recorded at 6.9 degrees Celsius in Chandigarh, 8.7 degrees Celsius in Ambala, Haryana and 6.4 degrees Celsius in Hisar. Fatehpur in Sikar in Rajasthan was the coldest at four degrees Celsius. Normal life badly affected in Odisha Due to cold in some parts of Odisha, normal life has been badly affected. The minimum temperature remained below 10 degrees Celsius at at least 15 places in 11 out of 30 districts of the state. Semiliguda hill station in Koraput district recorded a minimum temperature of 3.5 degrees Celsius.