Weather Update: As fog and cold waves engulf North India, daily life is affected; UP, Punjab, and other states are on alert

Weather Update: North India is experiencing widespread thick fog and cold wave conditions due to a strong western disturbance, which has severely disrupted air, rail, and road transport and reduced visibility in several locations from Punjab to Bihar. While roadways have become dangerous with almost no visibility late at night, some districts have changed the hours of their schools.

Alert in Punjab, Uttarakhand, Delhi, and Uttar Pradesh The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued orange advisories for many districts in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Punjab, and a red alert for intense fog in Delhi. The IMD has encouraged people to drive more cautiously, use fog lights while driving, and avoid needless trips.

The Meteorological Centre reports that isolated locations in the districts of Uttarkashi, Chamoli, Rudraprayag, and Pithoragarh may get very light rainfall and snowfall today. Areas over 3,500 meters are likely to have snowfall, while the remainder of the state is predicted to experience dry weather.

Weather Today: From 8:30 am on December 20 to the morning of December 21, dense fog is expected to remain in almost every area of Uttar Pradesh. Specifically, the Terai and Purvanchal areas are predicted to continue to experience very intense fog.

Weather News: Several Northern Cities Have No Visibility
Cities like as Agra, Bareilly, Saharanpur, Gorakhpur (UP), Ambala, Amritsar, Bathinda, Ludhiana (Punjab), Gwalior (MP), Bhagalpur (Bihar), and Daltonganj (Jharkhand) saw zero visibility around 5:30 am on Friday.

Schools Closed, Roads Dangerous
Up to Class 8, all schools in the Bareilly district are closed till December 20. For the second day in a row, dense fog lingered into the afternoon in Meerut and the surrounding areas.

While Varanasi reported heavy fog till 10 am with visibility of just 100 meters, Agra was enveloped in morning fog. The Gwalior-Chambal area of Madhya Pradesh continued to be shrouded in fog, with visibility below 100 meters and the sun not visible until nine in the morning.

As the cold wave and poor visibility are predicted to persist throughout the weekend, authorities have advised locals, particularly the elderly and young people, to remain home during peak fog hours.