New Delhi:
As cold wave conditions prevailed in north India, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday said moderate to dense fog cover was observed over parts of the region including Punjab, Haryana and central parts of Uttar Pradesh.
According to the IMD, due to fog, visibility was reduced in the areas late on Tuesday evening, with Bareilly of Uttar Pradesh recording the lowest at 25.
'Very dense' fog occurs when visibility is between 0 and 50 metres, 51 and 200 meters 'dense', 201 and 500 meters 'moderate' and 501 and 1,000 meters 'shallow'.
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Moderate to dense fog cover visible over Punjab, Haryana, North Rajasthan, West Madhya Pradesh bordering East Rajasthan, central parts of Uttar Pradesh, South Assam and Tripura. 1/4 pic.twitter.com/zVqMYglnXj
– India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) January 2, 2024
Moderate to dense fog cover visible over Punjab, Haryana, North Rajasthan, West Madhya Pradesh bordering East Rajasthan, central parts of Uttar Pradesh, South Assam and Tripura. 1/4 pic.twitter.com/zVqMYglnXj
— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) January 2, 2024
“Moderate to dense fog cover visible over Punjab, Haryana, North Rajasthan, West Madhya Pradesh bordering East Rajasthan, central parts of Uttar Pradesh, South Assam and Tripura,” IMD wrote in a series of posts on X.
“Fog observed at 11:30 PM IST on January 2: Very dense fog in isolated areas of West UP; Dense fog in isolated areas of East UP and East Rajasthan; Moderate fog in isolated areas of Jammu, Haryana & MP & Shallow fog in isol , parts of Punjab, Delhi, West Rajasthan and Bihar,” IMD added.
According to IMD, visibility in Bareilly in western Uttar Pradesh was the lowest at 25, followed by Varanasi (50). While Ajmer in Rajasthan recorded a visibility of 50, Kota and Jaipur recorded a visibility of 500 each.
Earlier on Monday, Director General of Meteorology Mrutyunjay Mohapatra told ANI that above-normal maximum temperatures are likely in most parts of the peninsula and northeastern India. He also said that rainfall over north India is likely to be normal during the upcoming winter season (January to March 2024).
“Seasonal rainfall across the country from January to March is likely to be above normal. Normal to above normal seasonal rainfall is likely to occur over most parts of the country, except parts of India's extreme southern peninsula, extreme northwest and northeast India. , where below-normal rainfall is likely,” he said.
By January 2024, monthly minimum temperatures are likely to be above normal in many parts of the country, except some parts of northern India where normal to below normal minimum temperatures are likely, he added.
According to the IMD, the abnormal forecast for the number of cold wave days is expected to be below normal in most parts of central India in the month of January 2024.
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