Delhi is likely to face bitingly cold weather in the next 24 hours. (document)
New Delhi:
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday issued a fog warning for the next five days to many states in northern India. Dense to very dense fog is likely over many parts of Punjab and some parts of Haryana and Chandigarh over the next 24 hours.
The IMD said that remote parts of northwestern Uttar Pradesh and northern Rajasthan are likely to experience dense fog.
Dense to very dense fog is likely in some parts of Punjab on December 27, according to the IMD.
However, remote areas of Haryana, Chandigarh and Northwest Pradesh are highly likely to see thick fog and it will persist for the next three days.
Delhi is likely to face bitingly cold weather in the next 24 hours.
“Dense fog in many places is likely to continue over Punjab and Haryana in Chandigarh in the early morning of December 25. Thereafter, dense fog in these subdivisions is likely to persist for the next 4 days,” said the IMD.
It also predicts: “Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim, Odisha, Assam and Tripura are also likely to be in isolated areas on the morning of December 25. Dense fog occurred; night and morning over Uttar Pradesh and northern Rajasthan for a few hours on 25-26 December, then weakened in intensity.
The IMD has forecast cold snaps and cold weather warnings for several regions.
On Saturday, Northern Railways informed that 14 Delhi-bound trains were delayed due to heavy fog in the NCR. Also on Friday, thick fog blanketed northern India, reducing visibility.
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