Dense Fog Engulfs Entire North India, Visibility Drops To Zero Metre At Several Places

The visibility remained between zero to 50 metres at several places across north India.

Vehicle plying in Dhaula Kuan, Delhi amid low visibility and heavy fog

Source : ANI | Twitter

New Delhi: Chilling cold and heavy fog continue to grip north India on Monday resulting in low visibility of as low as zero metres at several places. The national capital Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 3 degrees Celsius and reduced visibility at prime locations in the city including ITO, Barapullah and Dhaula Kuan.

Delhi | Dense fog engulfs the national capital this morning, leading to reduced visibility.

Visuals from ITO. pic.twitter.com/b08uGZ5cMm

— ANI (@ANI) January 9, 2023

Dense fog engulfs Delhi this morning, leading to reduced visibility.

Visuals from Barapullah area (top 2) and Dhaula Kuan. pic.twitter.com/yaIELij6RE

— ANI (@ANI) January 9, 2023

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Uttar Pradesh's Agra and Lucknow, and Punjab's Bhatinda recorded zero metre visibility at several locations while visibility stood at 25 metres in Amritsar, Ambala, Varanasi, and Bhagalpur.

Due to dense fog, one could see up to only 50 metres in Haryana's Hissar, Delhi's Safdarjung and Palam areas and at several other places in Bihar as well as Uttar Pradesh.

As per Satellite imagery and available visibility data fog layer extended from Punjab and adjoining northwest Rajasthan to Bihar across Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi and Uttar Pradesh: India Meteorological Department pic.twitter.com/HBMawZ9ofi

— ANI (@ANI) January 9, 2023

An Air India Express flight from Sharjah to Delhi has been diverted to Jaipur instead of Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi due to low visibility. Around 15 flights have been delayed due to ongoing weather conditions, said an official at Delhi airport, reported ANI.

Delhi | Flights delayed due to severe fog & cold in the national capital. Visuals from Delhi Airport.

Visibility is very low at the airport and the weather here is very cold, say passengers at Delhi airport pic.twitter.com/9gYQVVqZK0

— ANI (@ANI) January 9, 2023

A satellite image released by the IMD, a fog layer extended from Punjab and adjoining northwest Rajasthan to Bihar across Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, and Uttar Pradesh.

Due to fog and reduced visibility, 29 trains are running late in the Northern Railway region.

29 trains running late in the Northern Railway region due to fog. pic.twitter.com/x7j8dyVvN7

— ANI (@ANI) January 9, 2023

Residents are lighting bonfires for some relief from the bone-chilling cold in Uttar Pradesh.

#WATCH | Uttar Pradesh: Humans & animals seek respite from the intense coldwave as they sit by a bonfire, visuals from Kanpur.

As per IMD, Kanpur to experience 'dense or very dense fog with cold day conditions' today, with minimum temperature dropping to 4 degrees Celsius here. pic.twitter.com/XQO085WoFC

— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) January 9, 2023