Delhi Weather: Cold Wave Prevails As Fog Engulfs Capital, 26 Trains Delayed

As the national capital reeled under a cold wave, people were seen resorting to bonfire in a bid to keep themselves warm.

A layer of fog covered the national capital on Wednesday as the city continued to witness a cold wave following a dip in temperature.

Source : PTI

Delhi Weather Update: A layer of fog covered the national capital on Wednesday as the city continued to witness a cold wave following a dip in temperature. 

#WATCH | Delhi: Fog grips the national capital as temperature dips further.

(Visuals from the Indira Gandhi International Airport, shot at 6:10 am) pic.twitter.com/o3nd2HO6vT

— ANI (@ANI) January 3, 2024

The Indian Railways has said that 26 trains are running late in the Delhi area due to fog.

26 trains running late in Delhi area due to fog: Indian Railways pic.twitter.com/yFI3MFBkDR

— ANI (@ANI) January 3, 2024

In the visuals shared by ANI, people were seen sitting by the bonfire in a bid to keep themselves warm amid the cold wave conditions as the temperature dipped further in the city.

#WATCH | As the temperature dips in Delhi, people seen sitting by the bonfire in a bid to keep themselves warm.

(Visuals from Safdarjung Terminal, shot at 4:20 am) pic.twitter.com/HMSwliyjjC

— ANI (@ANI) January 3, 2024

As North India continues to reel under the cold wave conditions in North India, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Wednesday that moderate to dense fog cover was observed over parts of the region, including Punjab, Haryana, and central parts of Uttar Pradesh.

According to the weather office, visibility in the areas was reduced due to the fog cover late Tuesday evening. Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly recorded the lowest visibility at 25. 'Very dense' fog is when visibility is between 0 and 50 meters, 51 and 200 meters is 'dense', 201 and 500 meters 'moderate', and 501 and 1,000 meters 'shallow.'

Visibility recorded at 2330 hours IST of 02nd Jan (≤500 metres):
West Uttar Pradesh: Bareilly-25, Jhansi-200;
East Uttar Pradesh: Varanasi-50, Lucknow & Gorakhpur-200 each, Prayagraj-500;
East Rajasthan: Ajmer-50, Kota & Jaipur-500 each; Jammu Division: Jammu-200; 3/4

— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) January 2, 2024

Taking to X, the IMD said that at 11:30 pm on Tuesday, very dense fog enveloped isolated pockets of West Uttar Pradesh, and dense fog was over isolated pockets of East Uttar Pradesh and East Rajasthan.