North India weather update: Punjab, Haryana & Delhi continue to reel under cold conditions, IMD issues fog alert

North India weather update: Biting cold gripped Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and West Uttar Pradesh while dense fog caused several accidents. As the temperature dropped to minus Celsius in several parts of Punjab, a dense layer of fog has engulfed the city, causing in-conveninance for commuters.

As the cold wave tightened its grip in North India with the national capital recording a minimum temperature of minus, India Meteorological Department is likely to continue over northwest and parts of adjoining central India during the next three to four days. 

Meanwhile, India Meteorological Department also took to their X handle (former Twitter) and wrote, "Dense to very dense fog likely to continue over Northwest & parts of adjoining Central India during next 3-4 days."

Dense to very dense fog likely to continue over Northwest & parts of adjoining Central India during next 3-4 days. pic.twitter.com/IfYxagh0mj — India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) December 26, 2023

The minimum temperatures over most parts of Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, and West Uttar Pradesh stand in the range of 6-10 degrees while most parts of Rajasthan, East UP, Madhya Pradesh and some parts of north Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand stands in the range of 11-12 degrees.

Other parts of North India too experienced winter chills on Tuesday morning, as cities such as Prayagraj, Ghaziabad and Meerut in Uttar Pradesh and Moga in Punjab faced cold waves, engulfed in dense fog. The temperature in Prayagraj on Tuesday at 8:30 am was recorded at 12.4 degrees Celsius, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
 

Flights delayed due to dense fog 

The Delhi airport experienced delays in both arrivals and departures for about 30 flights including international due to dense fog. The persisting foggy conditions forced the airport to issue an advisory, warning passengers about potential disruptions in non-CAT III compliant flights.

How winter fog can be bad for your health 

The IMD also warned of possible health impacts on people due to the dense fog in the national capital.
Dense fog contains particulate matter and other pollutants and in case exposed it gets lodged in the lungs, clogging them and decreasing their functional capacity which increases episodes of wheezing, coughing and shortness of breath. The fog conditions may tend to irritate the membranes of the eye causing various infections leading to redness or swelling of the eye. 

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