{"id":497768,"date":"2024-01-04T10:41:13","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T05:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=497768"},"modified":"2024-01-04T10:41:13","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T05:11:13","slug":"north-india-weather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/india-news\/north-india-weather\/","title":{"rendered":"Thick fog engulfs north India, flight operations affected at Delhi airport"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There was thick fog across Madhya Pradesh and Tripura, and a thick layer of fog covered Uttar Pradesh, Chandigarh, Rajasthan, and Bihar. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported that, during the current cold wave conditions in North India, moderate fog cover was seen across the Jammu division on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The poor visibility and foggy circumstances at Delhi airport caused many flight operations to be delayed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Across the country, visibility as of 5:30 was reported to be between 25 and 500 metres. Bareilly-25, Lucknow-25, Prayagraj-50, Varanasi-50, and Gorakhpur-200 in Uttar Pradesh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Safdarjung 500, Palam 700 in Delhi; Bikaner 25; Jaisalmer 50; Kota 50; Jaipur 50; Gaya 25; Purnea 25; Patna 200 in Rajasthan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visibility between 0 and 50 metres is considered very dense, 51 to 200 metres is considered dense, 201 to 500 metres is considered moderate, and 501 to 1,000 metres is considered shallow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Moradabad, the coldwave conditions are still present along with dense fog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The majority of the nation has been experiencing cold wave conditions over the previous few days. Because of the extreme cold in the area, the administrations of Noida and Greater Noida, in Uttar Pradesh, ordered that schools for pupils up to Class 8 remain closed till January 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The weather bureau predicts that east India will see no notable change in lowest temperatures over the next two days, with a subsequent rise of 2-3 degrees Celsius.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the following three days, minimum temperatures in Central India are expected to rise by 2-3 degrees Celsius, after which there should be no further major changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, the Uttar Pradesh transport commissioner issued stringent guidelines and stated that driving will be explicitly prohibited for anyone under the age of eighteen after numerous accidents caused by the heavy fog. If a person under the age of eighteen is observed operating a car, the owner faces a three-year prison sentence and a fine of Rs 25,000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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