Dense to very dense fog enveloped Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, and Eastern Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday leading to cold wave to severe cold wave conditions across most parts of Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi, as reported by the Meteorological Department.
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) classification, 'very dense' fog occurs when visibility ranges from 0 to 50 meters, 'dense' fog is between 51 and 200 meters, 'moderate' is within 201 and 500 meters, and 'shallow' fog is in the range of 501 to 1,000 meters.
The IMD said on Tuesday night, “Fog very likely to become more dense and likely to extend over remaining parts of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Punjab and some more parts of north Rajasthan and north Madhya Pradesh during the night.”
Cold wave to severe cold wave conditions persisted across numerous parts of Punjab, East Madhya Pradesh, northwest Rajasthan, and West Uttar Pradesh.
Temperature readings were recorded below normal (-1.6 degrees Celsius to -3 degrees Celsius) in many locations across Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Gangetic West Bengal, Karnataka, Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit, Baltistan, Muzaffarabad, with near-normal temperatures observed in other regions of the country.]
The IMD said on Tuesday night, “Fog very likely to become denser and likely to extend over remaining parts of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Punjab and some more parts of north Rajasthan and north Madhya Pradesh during the night.”
Cold wave to severe cold wave conditions persisted across numerous parts of Punjab, East Madhya Pradesh, northwest Rajasthan, and West Uttar Pradesh.
Temperature readings were recorded below normal (-1.6 degrees Celsius to -3 degrees Celsius) in many locations across Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Gangetic West Bengal, Karnataka, Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit, Baltistan, Muzaffarabad, with near-normal temperatures observed in other regions of the country.
(With inputs from agencies)