Dense fog disrupted travel across north India, with 128 flights cancelled at Delhi airport and several diverted, while rail services were also affected due to low visibility.
Dense fog has enveloped 30 cities, including Lucknow, Kanpur, and Gorakhpur. Visibility has reached zero in many cities. Dew drops are falling like rain showers in several parts of the state.
According to the Meteorological Department, intense cold may prevail in most parts of the state from December 18 to December 21, and visibility may be very low in the morning.
According to the Meteorological Department, the fog in Uttar Pradesh has increased due to an anticyclone over western India and surrounding areas and the active western jet stream in the upper atmosphere.
Vehicles were seen moving slowly with headlights on. However, despite precautions, poor visibility led to multiple road accidents across the state.
The dense fog that enveloped Delhi in the early morning on Friday resulted in the delay of several trains and flights as the weather department issued a yellow alert for Saturday.
Dense fog that enveloped Delhi for the early half of the day on Wednesday resulted in the delay of several trains and airplanes.
As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the minimum temperature in the national capital stood at 6 degrees Celsius at Safdarjung while Palam registered 7.6 deg C.
A thick blanket of fog enveloped the national capital on Saturday, causing zero visibility for an unprecedented nine consecutive hours.
Delhi was shrouded in dense fog as a cold wave gripped the city on Saturday morning. As the harsh winter continued many homeless people were seen staying at night shelters.
