India, Jan. 14 -- Cold wave conditions continued to prevail in Gurugram as the minimum temperature dropped to 3.5degC on Wednesday, rising from 0.3degC recorded on Tuesday morning.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a warning and placed the city under a yellow alert, which, earlier valid till Tuesday, is likely to be extended through Wednesday.

"Weather is likely to improve in the region in the coming two to three days, with the mercury seeing slight improvement, rising by 2degC to 3degC towards normalcy," a senior IMD official said.

The IMD has cautioned that dense fog is likely to prevail during late night and early morning hours, reducing visibility on highways and arterial roads.

Due to dense fog, the visibility ...