According to the IMD weather forecast, the southern part of India is likely to witness rainfall on Tuesday while the cold wave conditions are very likely to prevail in the Himalayan, sub-Himalayan and northern plains.
Cold waves and dense fog gripped Delhi-NCR on Tuesday, reducing visibility and disrupting daily life as the temperature fell to 4 degrees Celsius. IMD forecasts a severe cold for Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, UP, and Madhya Pradesh over the next few days.
Weather Update Today: The cyclonic circulation is expected to move northwestward, bringing heavy to very heavy rainfall to coastal Tamil Nadu, Puducherry on November 26 and 27. The depression is also likely to cause heavy rainfall to South Coastal Andhra Pradesh from November 26 to 29.
According to the information available, Purushottam Express, Shramjeevi Express, Jammu Mail, Punjab Express, INDP NDLS Express, UP Sampark Kranti Express, Sainik Express, Jammu Rajdhani Express, and Hirakund Express were among the other Delhi-bound passenger trains running behind schedule as of 6 AM
Railway officials attributed the delays to safety measures implemented to navigate the dense fog in order to ensure passenger safety amid the challenging weather conditions.
Braving the cold weather, people were seen sitting near the fire in the New Delhi Railway Station area to protect themselves from the biting climate.
On Monday, the national capital woke to a thick fog, with the minimum temperature being 4 degrees Celsius in the RK Puram area. Apart from rail services, flight operations have also been affected due to the dense fog in several parts of North India.
Delhi faces its coldest spell of the winter with a minimum temperature of 3.5 degrees Celsius, marking the season's lowest. The Central Pollution Control Board records a 'severe' Air Quality Index (AQI) at 447, accompanied by dense fog, the longest this season.
Several trains and flights were delayed and cancelled in New Delhi due to dense fog on December 29. Commuters faced difficulties and were seen waiting at the Anand Vihar Railway Station and New Delhi Railway Station as visibility was badly affected.
Uttar Pradesh news: UPSRTC officials said that buses should not operate in case of poor visibility due to fog. The corporation also advised operators to park buses at safe locations and wait until visibility improves.
Northern India did not witness any respite from the cold wave conditions as the region, including Delhi-NCR, woke up to dense fog on Thursday.
Air India news: The FogCare initiative is a sincere effort to minimise inconvenience to guests whose flights are likely to get affected by fog. It will also help maintain network schedule integrity," Rajesh Dogra, Chief Customer Experience Officer of Air India, said today.
The visibility dropped to 125 meters in several parts of Delhi prompting rescheduling of the several flights at AGI Airpot.
On Sunday, a mainly clear sky and shallow fog are likely to take place in Delhi, and dense fog is likely from Monday onwards. Delhi's relative humidity on Sunday was noted at 100 per cent at 8.30 am with no rainfall recorded in the last 24 hours, the weather office said.
IMD said that intense cold wave conditions will persist in Delhi and other northern states for the next few days.
Delhi airport took to Twitter to inform passengers about the flight operations today. "Passengers are requested to contact the airline concerned for updated flight information," the airport wrote on Twitter.
A layer of dense fog enveloped Delhi on Feb 17, leading to decreased visibility. Traffic movement slowed down at Singhu border. Current temperature in the national capital stands at 12.6 degree Celsius.
People in Delhi woke up to another foggy morning on Sunday with a thin layer of fog engulfed parts of the national capital, reducing the visibility here, that disrupted traffic movement.
Delhi's air quality is in 'very poor' category, as per System of Air Quality & Weather Forecasting & Research.
Delhiites woke up to a freezing morning as severe cold waves blew across the national capital. Dense fog engulfed parts of the national capital on morning of February 02.
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