Dense fog and severe cold conditions are prevailing in entire North India these days. On Monday, sunlight could not be seen throughout the day at many places. After this the cold increased further. The fog started showing its effect from Monday night itself. Dense fog reduced visibility at many places on Tuesday morning. Now the Meteorological Department has said that on January 11 and 12 i.e. on Wednesday and Thursday, there may be light rain at many places. Due to rain, the temperature will drop further. Dense fog is covering large areas of Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh. Rail and air traffic have also been affected due to the fog. According to the information, the Railways has canceled 260 trains. These include 82 express trains. At the same time, 180 trains including Rajdhani are running late.
What is the forecast of the Meteorological Department
The Meteorological Department has predicted that light rain for the next two days could add to the cold. On the other hand, Tuesday is the second consecutive day when there is dense fog. The effect of snowfall in Jammu-Kashmir and Himachal will also be seen in the plains. Overall, the Meteorological Department says that there will be no relief from the cold for a few days. The Meteorological Department says that in the next 24 hours also, there will be dense fog in large areas of North India.
Due to fog and cold in Delhi on Tuesday, flights between Delhi-Jaipur, Delhi-Dehradun, Delhi-Chandigarh-Kullu, Delhi-Kathmandu got delayed. This time the situation is that even the plains have left the hilly areas behind in terms of cold. These days the minimum temperature is being recorded at 6 degrees in Nainital, while the minimum temperature in the capital Delhi was 3.8 degrees on Monday.
The Meteorological Department says that this time the interval between western disturbances was very long, due to which cold winds continued to blow in the hilly areas for a long time. Its long lasting effect was also seen in the plains. At the same time, IMD says that there can be immediate relief from the cold for a day, but then the rains will bring down the mercury.