Severe cold in North India: dense fog in Delhi; More than 100 flights canceled on Wednesday


Posted on 28th Dec 2022 04:27 pm by rohit kumar

Winter is increasing in the country. Alam is that Delhi has become colder than Nainital. According to the Delhi Airport Authority, more than 100 flights were canceled due to dense fog in Delhi on Wednesday. Some of these were diverted to the nearest airport.

 

Some parts of the national capital recorded a minimum temperature of 5.6 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, while it was 7 degrees Celsius in Dehradun, 6.2 degrees Celsius in Dharamsala, and 7.2 degrees Celsius in Nainital.

 

Apart from Delhi, severe cold conditions have also started in Haryana, Punjab, West Uttar Pradesh, and North Rajasthan. Along with this, the dense fog has increased the problems of the people. Fog reduced visibility to just 50 meters in the national capital, affecting road traffic and train movement.

 

mercury below zero in many places in Himachal Pradesh

Due to the severe cold wave in Himachal Pradesh, the minimum temperature at most places went below the freezing point. Keylong recorded -7.9 degrees Celsius, Kusumassery -5.0 degrees Celsius, Kalpa -3.6 degrees Celsius, Manali -0.6 degrees Celsius and Bhuntar -0.4 degrees Celsius. Solan and Shimla recorded minimum temperatures of 2.3 and 4.5 degrees Celsius. The Meteorological Department has predicted rain and snowfall at different places in the state on Thursday.

 

Fog enveloped many parts of Punjab and Haryana

Fog enveloped many parts of Punjab and Haryana on Tuesday. According to a report from the Meteorological Center, the temperature of Narnaul in Haryana was recorded as one degree Celsius, four notches below normal. Bathinda in Punjab recorded a temperature of 1.4 degrees Celsius.

 

Amritsar recorded a low of five degrees Celsius, while Ludhiana recorded a low of 6.6 degrees Celsius. According to the Meteorological Department, there will be dense fog in most districts of Punjab on Wednesday, which will cause a lot of trouble to the people.

 

It will be very cold in Madhya Pradesh on the 28 and 29 December

On the other hand, it will be very cold in Madhya Pradesh on 28 and 29 December, but after that, the weather is likely to be normal. In Rajasthan's Churu, the temperature reached 0.5 degrees on Tuesday. Some parts of the state are in the grip of a cold wave due to northerly winds for 2-3 days.

 

Srinagar recorded a minimum temperature of -4.8 degrees Celsius.

The minimum temperature in the Kashmir Valley on Monday night dropped by 1-2 degrees as compared to the previous night. Due to the severe cold, water supply lines have frozen in many areas. The interiors of Dal Lake and several other water bodies in the valley have also frozen over, officials said. Srinagar recorded a minimum temperature of -4.8 degrees Celsius.

 

Mercury will go in minus from December 31 to January 4

According to meteorologists, five days from December 31 to January 4 could be the coldest days of this season. During this, the night temperature in some areas of Punjab, Haryana can go down to minus. At the same time, the night temperature in Delhi, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh will be between 1 to 4 degrees. The maximum temperature of the day is likely to remain in the range of 10 to 14 degrees.

 

meaning of fog

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), 'very dense' fog occurs when the visibility is between 0 and 50 meters, 51 and 200 meters 'dense' fog, 201 and 500 'moderate' fog, and 501 and 1,000' Shallow fog.

 

The IMD declares a cold wave if the minimum temperature in the plains falls by four degrees Celsius or when the minimum temperature is 10 degrees Celsius or less and is 4.5 degrees below normal. A 'severe' cold wave occurs when the minimum temperature drops by two degrees Celsius or the departure from normal exceeds 6.4 degrees Celsius.

 

Also Read: Weather Update Today: Chances of snowfall on the mountains and dense fog in the plains, know the forecast of the Meteorological Department

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