India, Jan. 5 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a weather alert warning that dense fog conditions are likely to persist during morning hours across northwest, central, east and northeast India over the next four to five days.

According to the IMD, cold conditions during the daytime are expected in isolated areas of eastern Rajasthan between January 5 and 7, Jharkhand on January 5, western Rajasthan and sub-Himalayan West Bengal from January 5 to 7; and Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Gangetic West Bengal on January 5 and 6.

Cold wave conditions are also likely in parts of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh from January 6 to 9; eastern Rajasthan from January 6 to 10; western Rajasthan from January 8 to 10; Chhattisgarh from J...