As cold winds kept the mercury below normal levels. The Maximum temperature on Thursday morning recorded 16.9 degrees Celsius, which was below 7.8 degrees from normal temperature and are the main reason for severe cold, although minimum temperature was normal considering the present winter season.

The MET said that cold wave to continue for next few days across Tripura due to the thick layer of fog present over almost whole of Tripura. Because of cloudy and foggy sky, the sun could not appear since last two days; as a result, the normal temperature in day time has decreased, resulting in coldness sweep the state.

On Thursday, the mercury was down to 16.9 degrees Celsius in maximum level, India Meteorological Department (IMD) official said.

On Thursday morning Agartala along with its vicinity witnessed densely foggy morning along with cold wind. On Thursday the minimum temperature was recorded at 13 degrees Celsius, which 2.7 degrees Celsius above from normal temperature, which normal in the first part of January. During few days Tripura with other parts of the Northeast region is gripped by cold waves, dense fog along with neighbouring Bangladesh.

The chill wind is normal and it’s about 3 to 5 knots per hour, but its intensity in surface level is maximum. Since Wednesday morning till Thursday afternoon, Agartala and other parts of the state passes through foggy weather and due to dense layer of fog, the sunlight cannot reach the surfaces.

Nahush Kulkarni, Agartala station director of India Meteorological department (IMD) said deep fog layer are moving above the skies of Tripura and it will continue on Friday also. Kulkarni said that minimum temperature will hover 12 to 13 degrees Celsius for next two to three days more .The Met office further added, the fog reduced visibility in the morning. The Met office has forecast a foggy day on Friday also and maximum and minimum temperatures recorded 24 degree and 12 degrees Celsius respectively.