Chaos of fog in Delhi-NCR, brakes on speed of trains and vehicles; Know where and what is the situation

At present, the entire North India including Delhi-NCR is experiencing severe cold. The havoc of fog is also being seen in Delhi-NCR on Friday morning. Delhi-NCR seems to be wrapped in a blanket of fog. Visibility also reduced considerably due to fog. Due to which the speed of trains and vehicles has also been slowed down. The biggest impact of fog is on the speed of trains. Due to which many trains are running late. Due to continuous snowfall in the hilly areas, the chill has increased in the plains. The entire North India is in the grip of cold weather. In the coming days, the harshness of winter will continue in Delhi-NCR, at present there is no possibility of getting much relief from the cold.

#WATCH Delhi: Dense fog engulfs the national capital as cold wave grips the city.

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Fog slows down the speed of trains and vehicles

Due to fog, visibility has reduced in entire North India including Delhi-NCR, due to which vehicles are moving on the roads. Due to low visibility the train is also running late. Many trains also had to be diverted. Not only trains but many flights are also getting delayed. Flights of many airlines including SpiceJet, Indigo and Air India have been affected by fog. Therefore, airlines and airports have advised passengers to leave their homes only after checking the flight status.

train running late due to fog

Delhi-NCR wrapped in fog

The Meteorological Department had predicted the possibility of very dense fog on Friday, and that is exactly what happened. Today the entire Delhi-NCR is seen wrapped in a blanket of fog. In some areas the situation is such that nothing can be seen even at a distance of just ten meters. The weather department has predicted dense fog for Saturday also. However, the fog will reduce slightly on the next day i.e. Sunday. An orange alert of fog has also been issued by the Meteorological Department for Friday.

Delhi remained extremely cold for the fourth consecutive day on Thursday and the maximum temperature was recorded at 16.2 degrees Celsius, which is 3.1 degrees below normal. According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), the minimum temperature in Delhi was recorded at 7.6 degrees Celsius. During this time, visibility had reduced to less than 50 meters. Even today visibility is very low in Delhi-NCR. Orange alert of fog has been issued for the second time in the season. This means that at some places there may be dense to very dense fog. During this period visibility may be less than 50 meters.

How will the weather be in the coming days?

The entire country is experiencing bone-chilling cold. Due to snowfall in the mountains, the mercury has dropped rapidly in the plains. The westerly winds are freezing the plains. Issuing an alert, the Meteorological Department said that Western Disturbances are going to form one after the other in the coming two to three days. The Meteorological Department has predicted light cloudy weather in the plains. Along with this, there is a possibility of heavy rain in many areas of North India along with Delhi in the beginning of next week.

North India in the grip of cold wave

At present, the entire North India including Delhi-NCR is in the grip of cold wave. According to the Meteorological Department, there is an alert of dense fog in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh, Sikkim, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura. At the same time, frost alert has been issued in many states of North East including Himachal Pradesh. There is a possibility of the temperature going down further in different parts of the country. In the next 5 days, the temperature is likely to increase by two to three degrees Celsius in the states of North-West India and by two to three degrees Celsius in Central India.