Residents of Delhi are bracing for a cold winter season. The mercury continued to dip in New Delhi with the minimum temperature at 4.9 degrees for the first time this season on December 13. This is a variation of below 4 degrees from normal for this time of the year. On December 14, the maximum temperature was recorded at 24.1 degrees for New Delhi.
Meanwhile, several parts of north and northeast Bharat experienced fog on December 15 morning, affecting visibility and disrupting normal life.
According to the post made by India Meteorological Department (IMD) on X, it said, “Fog Observed (at 05:30 hours IST on December 15): Very dense fog observed at isolated pockets over Punjab shallow to moderate fog observed in isolated pockets of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Assam, Meghalaya and Tripura.”
This morning as Amritsar was blanketed in dense fog, people sought warmth from bonfires due to the persisting coldwave conditions.
The visibility recorded at 05:30 hours IST was less than or equal to 500 metres in many places. Amritsar in Punjab reported zero visibility, while Patiala had 500 metres of visibility. In Uttar Pradesh’s Ghoorpur, visibility was recorded at 200 metres, while Lucknow and Varanasi had 500 metres of visibility each. Purnea in Bihar and Guwahati in Assam and Meghalaya also reported 200 metres of visibility, while Kailashahar in Tripura had 500 metres of visibility.
Fog is a weather condition in which very small drops of water come together to form a thick cloud close to the land or sea, making it difficult to see. Thick fog makes driving difficult, reducing visibility to a few metres.
ANI
