New Delhi, Dec. 1 -- The Delhi-NCR region is reeling under a cold wave and with minimum temperatures plummeting sharply, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a warning for the coming days.

According to the IMD's daily weather bulletin released on the evening of 1 December, minimum temperatures in region have "fallen by about 2degC during the past 24 hours", bringing the overall range of temperatures to a chilling 6-8degC.

The IMD went on to note that minimum temperatures in Delhi "were appreciably below normal (-3.1 to -5.0degC)" at several places, and "markedly below normal (-5.1degC or less)" at a few places, conditions that satisfy the criteria for a cold wave, which is defined as a -4.5degC to -6.4degC departure from...