Delhi wrapped in fog on Republic Day, visibility less than 10 meters

Republic Day 2024: It is extremely cold in the national capital Delhi-NCR for the last several days. On Friday, Delhiites woke up with dense fog in the morning. Due to dense fog, visibility on the road was less than 10 meters. Dense fog has engulfed the entire North India. On the occasion of Republic Day, there is a dense fog in the national capital Delhi. The Meteorological Department estimates that due to fog, visibility will be limited to 400 meters till 8:30 am on Friday. After this, the visibility level may improve to 1,500 meters by 10:30 am.

According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the minimum temperature of Delhi was recorded at 6.9 degrees on Friday. The maximum temperature can go up to 18 degrees. There is no forecast of rain in Delhi-NCR today. There is a possibility of light sunshine after 10 am. After this the weather will gradually clear and the fog will reduce.

Punjab-Haryana is colder than Delhi

Along with Delhi, Haryana and Punjab are also experiencing severe cold. Haryana and Punjab are colder than Delhi-NCR. The Meteorological Department said that Sirsa district of Haryana was the coldest on Thursday. The minimum temperature in Sirsa was recorded at 3.6 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperature was recorded at 3.8 degrees in Hisar and Fatehabad, 4.6 degrees Celsius in Ambala and 5.7 degrees Celsius in Bhiwani. Chandigarh, the common capital of both the states, recorded a minimum temperature of 4.6 degrees.

Minus temperature in Mount Abu

Along with Haryana and Punjab, Rajasthan is also in the grip of severe cold. There are many such districts of Rajasthan. Where it is the coldest. According to the Meteorological Department, the temperature has dropped in Churu, Hanumangarh and Sriganganagar of Rajasthan. The temperature in Mount Abu is reaching minus. There has been dense fog in the morning in the capital Jaipur for the last several days.

Red alert of cold in these districts of Bihar

5 people died due to severe cold in Bihar. Western disturbance is active in many districts of Bihar. Due to this, the situation may remain even more serious till January 29. In view of the cold, the regional meteorological department has issued a red alert in the capital Patna including Gaya, Nalanda, Sitamarhi, Saran, Sheikhpura, Nawada and Vaishali.