Delhi, North India Reel Under Severe Cold. Fog Covers Region As Max Temperature Go Below Normal

Weather Forecast Today: A layer of fog covered parts of Delhi on Friday as the city witnessed a dip in temperature.

Vehicles move on a road amid low visibility due to dense fog, in New Delhi.

Source : PTI

Weather Update: The residents in North India and the national capital don't seem to be getting respite from the chilly weather conditions soon, as fog continues to grip the Delhi-NCR region on Friday morning amid the prevailing coldwave conditions. The maximum temparature was recorded several notches below normal in the region.

A layer of fog covered parts of Delhi on Friday as the city witnessed a dip in temperature. According to news agency ANI, several trains were delayed at Delhi's Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station due to fog. 

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

(Visuals from Kartavya Path, shot at 6:45 am) pic.twitter.com/VBKmpQFMx4

— ANI (@ANI) January 5, 2024

In the national capital, mercury touched a maximum of 12.5 degrees Celsius on Thursday, which is 6.8 degrees below normal at the Safdarjung observatory, as reported by news agency PTI.

Earlier on Thursday, the India Meteorological Department said that persistently low cloud cover and the absence of sunlight over the region led to the maximum temperatures in parts of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and north Madhya Pradesh dropping to below normal, in the range of 2–6 degrees Celsius, PTI reported.

Large parts of northern India have been experiencing severe cold-day conditions for the last few days. On Friday, cold wave conditions and dense fog were witnessed in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad.

#WATCH | Uttar Pradesh: Coldwave conditions and dense fog continue in Moradabad. pic.twitter.com/Fwx3NkHgVq

— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) January 4, 2024

Bad Weather Hits Flight Operations 

IndiGo Airlines said that flight operations to and from Jaipur, Patna, and Amritsar are impacted due to bad weather. "IndiGo Airlines said that flight operations to and from Jaipur, Patna, and Amritsar are impacted due to bad weather," IndiGo said on X.

#6ETravelAdvisory : Flight operations to/from #Jaipur #Patna #Amritsar are impacted due to bad weather. You may keep a tab on your flight status by visiting https://t.co/TQCzzykjgA. For any assistance, feel free to DM us.

— IndiGo (@IndiGo6E) January 5, 2024