India, Jan. 1 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday forecast likely cold wave conditions at isolated places in Delhi between January 2 and 5 as chilly weather in the national capital continues.

According to the IMD, a cold wave is declared when the minimum temperature drops 4.5-6.5 degrees Celsius below the normal average temperature.

The maximum temperature in Delhi was recorded two notches below normal at 17.3 degrees Celsius on Thursday, while the minimum settled at 10.6 degrees Celsius, 3.7 notches above normal, the IMD said. The weather office also predicted that a layer of dense to very dense fog is likely to continue through the night and morning hours in Delhi till January 6.

The visibility remained poor in s...