There will be dense to very dense fog in all parts of North India for the next five days. Due to this, cold day conditions are likely to persist. At the same time, cold wave to severe cold wave conditions are likely to continue for five days in northwestern India.
It is extremely cold these days in entire North India including Delhi. Icy cold along with dense fog has increased the chill. Due to this, normal life is disrupted. Due to fog and low visibility, many flights are taking off late, while 18 trains are late. Due to this people are facing a lot of problems. According to the Meteorological Department, the winter conditions will remain like this for a few days. There will be chances of cold day in all parts of North India for the next 5 days.
According to IMD, the minimum temperature in Delhi today is expected to be 5°C and maximum 18°C. There will be dense to very dense fog in all parts of North India for the next five days. Due to this, cold day conditions are likely to persist. At the same time, cold wave to severe cold wave conditions are likely to continue for five days in northwestern India. Let us tell you that in the plains, if the minimum temperature falls to four degrees Celsius or when the minimum temperature falls to 10 degrees or below, then a cold wave situation is created.
#WATCH | Delhi: The National Capital covered in dense fog as the cold wave continues in the city.
According to IMD, the minimum temperature in Delhi would be 5°C and the maximum would be 18°C today.
(Visuals from Nehru Park shot at 7 am) pic.twitter.com/TrkOWqfkyS
— ANI (@ANI) January 18, 2024
Due to dense fog at some places in North and North-East India, visibility level was zero, due to which rail traffic was affected. Officials informed about this. Images received from satellite showed that there has been some reduction in fog in Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh, while it is dense to very dense in some parts of Punjab, Haryana, West Rajasthan, Bihar, Delhi, West Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Odisha and Assam. There was fog.
18 trains to Delhi from various parts of the country are running late due to dense fog conditions as on 18th January. pic.twitter.com/5AYjHyAz7z
— ANI (@ANI) January 18, 2024
An Indian Railways spokesperson said that due to fog, 18 trains coming to Delhi were running late by up to six hours. At 5.30 am, the visibility level was 25 meters in Patiala, Amritsar, Ambala, Hisar, Bikaner and Purnia and 50 meters in Churu, Ganganagar, Jhansi, Ranchi, Paradip and Lakhimpur. Visibility level at Palam Observatory near Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in Delhi was limited to 50 metres. By 8:30 in the morning it improved to 350 meters. Due to early morning fog in North and North-East India, road, rail and air traffic was significantly affected in the last fortnight.
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