Delhi Weather update: The entire North India including the country’s capital is experiencing severe cold. Delhi-NCR has been covered in dense fog since Saturday morning.
Due to very low visibility, the speed of vehicles on the road has come to a halt and flight operations at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) have been badly affected. Due to fog, so far about 150 flights to and from Delhi are flying late and 33 flights have been cancelled.
Delhi airport issued advisory
Delhi Airport said in a post on social media platform X on Saturday morning, “While landings and take-offs continue at Delhi Airport, flights that do not comply with CAT-3 standards may be affected. Passengers are requested to contact the concerned airline for updated flight information. We deeply regret any inconvenience.”
Earlier, a post on X said, “Due to dense fog at Delhi airport, flight operations have been affected. Passengers are requested to contact the concerned airline for updated flight information. We apologize for any inconvenience.”
Indigo also said this
At the same time, IndiGo said in a post on social media platform X at 1.05 pm, “Due to low visibility, arrivals and departures at Delhi airport have been suspended for the time being.”
What is the weather forecast in Delhi
According to the Meteorological Department, the minimum temperature in Delhi is expected to be 9 and maximum temperature 20 degrees Celsius on Saturday. However, the fog will continue to wreak havoc. In the coming days, the cold may increase further in Delhi and there is also a possibility of light rain. A severe cold wave is expected in January.
Orange alert issued for cold wave
The India Meteorological Department has issued a warning regarding cold and fog in Delhi. There is severe cold in many states of North India including Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan. Due to this, orange alert has been issued at some places and yellow alert at other places.
Heavy cold alert for next 2 days
According to IMD, cold day and fog conditions may persist for the next 2 days in North West and Central India. The possibility of very dense fog in different places of Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi on 3 and 4 January late night/morning was already predicted. At the same time, Uttar Pradesh is also experiencing severe cold. Visibility is also very low. Visibility has reduced to 50-100 meters at many places. A warning was issued for very dense fog in UP.
Visibility was only 10 meters in Bahadurgarh, adjacent to the capital Delhi. Cold wind is blowing at a speed of 5 kilometers per hour. The level of air pollution here was also recorded very bad. AQI has crossed 300.
At the same time, people in Delhi NCR are moving cautiously due to the cold. Vehicles can be seen crawling on the road. This has also affected air and rail services. Flight operations at IGI have been affected due to dense fog. Movement and departure have been stopped.
