Severe cold continues in many parts of North India. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that cold to extreme cold conditions may persist in many parts of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Rajasthan in the coming days.
Very dense morning fog is likely to prevail over parts of northwest India for the next three to four days.
It is known that when visibility is between zero to 50 meters, it is very dense fog, between 51 to 200 meters is dense fog, between 201 to 500 meters is moderate and between 501 to 1,000 meters is light fog.
Severe cold has been going on in many parts of North India since 30-31 December. There has been a layer of fog in the northern plains since Saturday morning.
This reduced visibility and affected traffic. An Indian Railways spokesperson said 23 Delhi-bound trains were affected due to fog on Friday.
Cold wave continues in Delhi. Safdarjung Observatory, a major meteorological centre, recorded a minimum temperature of 3.9 degrees Celsius in the national capital on Friday, the lowest of the season.
The maximum temperature recorded in the capital was 19.3 degrees Celsius. The people of the capital are not going to get respite from the cold even today.
Shivering increased due to icy winds in Delhi-NCR, UP
The icy winds have increased the shivering of the people even more. Cold winds are being felt from Delhi-NCR to Purvanchal of UP.
It is true that due to cloudy weather during the day the temperature at night increases slightly. People are feeling the melting in many areas including Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana where the minimum temperature was seen reaching close to zero.
The mercury was 1.4 degrees Celsius in Amritsar and 2 degrees Celsius in Bathinda. In Haryana, Narnaul recorded 2.2 degrees Celsius, Hisar 2.6 and Jhajjar recorded 3.1 degrees Celsius.
In Mound Abu, Rajasthan, the minimum temperature reached minus 1 degree Celsius on Friday. Red alert for fog continues today in different areas of Punjab. Orange alert of fog has been issued here for the next three days.
Uttarakhand in the grip of severe cold, alert regarding fog
A drop in temperature was recorded in Dehradun and other hilly areas of Uttarakhand due to which the entire state came under the grip of severe cold.
Amidst the increased chill due to extreme cold, the Meteorological Department said that the cold wave situation will continue in the state for the next few days. The day’s maximum temperature in Dehradun dropped by 6.2 degrees Celsius on Friday and was recorded at 13.4 degrees Celsius.
There is fog in Dehradun this morning. The game of hide and seek in the sun continued throughout the day yesterday. Cold winds continued to blow in most areas of the state and due to the cold wave, people were forced to hide in their homes.
The Meteorological Department has predicted cold wave and dense fog in the plains of Haridwar, Udham Singh Nagar, Dehradun, Pauri and Nainital districts of the state till January 16.
Orange alert of severe cold wave and dense fog is issued for Saturday in Udham Singh Nagar and Haridwar districts.
Chances of rain and snowfall in Himachal
There is a possibility of rain and snowfall in many parts of central and high hills of Himachal Pradesh in the next 2 days. Yellow alert of fog has been issued in the plains till January 14. According to Meteorological Center Shimla, there is forecast of rain and snowfall in some central and high hilly places of the state on 16-17 January.
Even today there may be rain and snowfall at one or two places in the high mountains. This change in weather is likely to occur due to the activity of western disturbance.
Since this morning, people are facing problems due to fog in many areas. The weather has increased cold due to dense fog.
Vehicle movement is being affected due to low visibility. People in the district are also rarely coming out of their homes in the morning and evening.
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