India, Nov. 18 -- Parts of India, even the South, have welcomed the winter season, with cold wave alerts and below-average temperatures keeping the weather chilly. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a combination of cold wave and rainfall alerts across India.

As per predictions, severe cold wave conditions are likely to prevail over some parts of West Madhya Pradesh, East Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Marathawada, Telangana and Vidarbha between November 18-20, according to IMD bulletin.

Minimum temperatures are likely to be in the range of 7-10 degrees Celsius at several places across Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Chandigarh and northern Uttar Pradesh.

It also predicted light to moderate rainfall along with thunderstorms at mos...