Weather Update / These 14 states are covered with 'blanket' of dense fog - IMD told when will the relief be available

Weather Update: Many states of the country including UP, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi did not get respite from dense fog even this morning. However, there has been some relief from fog due to light winds in some areas of Delhi including Noida. The Meteorological Department (IMD) said that dense to very dense fog is likely to continue over northwest India during the next 3-4 days. According to IMD, dense fog will prevail during night and morning hours in different parts of Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Rajasthan during the next 24 hours.

Meteorological Department issued advisory

Apart from this, there is a possibility of very dense fog in Odisha, Assam, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Meghalaya from 28th December i.e. from today till 31st December. Visibility has reduced due to dense fog in all these states. The Meteorological Department said that there is a possibility of very dense fog (visibility 50 meters) at some places in Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Chandigarh in the early hours of the morning. The Meteorological Department has advised people to drive carefully and at low speed due to dense fog in these states. If possible, avoid leaving the house in the morning.

Visibility (at 0530 IST of today) (≤50 meters):Punjab: Patiala-25; Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi: Ambala-25, Chandigarh-25, Safdarjung-50, Palam-25; NW Rajasthan-Ganganagar & Churu-50; U.P: Bareilly-25, Jhansi-50, Lucknow, Varansi-25, Bahraich-50; north M.P: Gwalior-25, Satna-50

— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) December 28, 2023

Visibility is very low here

The Meteorological Department said on the Patiala-25, Ambala-25, Chandigarh-25, Safdarjung-50, Palam-25, Ganganagar and Churu-50; Bareilly-25, Jhansi-50, Lucknow, Varanasi-25, Bahraich-50; Visibility of 50 meters is being seen in Gwalior-25 and Satna.

Alert of severe winter in these states

The Meteorological Department said that during the last 24 hours, minimum temperatures of 7-10 degrees Celsius were recorded in most parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. Minimum temperatures were recorded 2-3°C above normal in Punjab, Delhi, West Rajasthan, parts of Uttar Pradesh and many parts of Bihar, Jharkhand, Gangetic West Bengal, Gujarat and Northeast India.

It is going to rain here after two days

The Meteorological Department said that there is a possibility of rain in some states of the country on the occasion of New Year. Light rain may occur over northwest and central India from December 31 to January 2, 2024. Light to moderate rain is likely over South Tamil Nadu from 30 December 2023 to 2 January 2024.

Red alert issued

Today's maximum temperature in Delhi is likely to remain around 21 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperature will be around 8 degrees. A red alert has been issued by the Meteorological Department today regarding dense fog. Red alert has been issued not only in Delhi but also in Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Chandigarh regarding fog.