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.
Sharing a passenger advisory on its official X handle, the Delhi airport said that passengers are requested to contact the airline concerned for updated flight operations.
Delhi's Jafarpur recorded 2.7 degrees C, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The city witnessed the chilliest morning of the season for third consecutive days on Sunday with the mercury remaining below 3.9-degrees Celsius mark.
Meanwhile, the Indian Meteorological Department issued an alert amid the bone-chilling cold.
A forecast by the Met Department suggested that visibility may reduce to 0050 meters in very dense fog and it may improve to 0400 meters in moderate fog today at the IGI airport.
