Dense fog to continue over Delhi, UP, Haryana, Punjab for next 3-4 days: IMD

Dense fog is likely to persist during next few days

New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday said that dense to very dense fog is likely to continue over Northwest India and parts of Central India during the next three-four days.

The weather forecast agency further said that minimum temperatures are in the range of 6-10 degree Celsius over most parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and West Uttar Pradesh and 11-12 degree Celsius over most parts of Rajasthan, East Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and some parts of north Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand.

“These are 2-3 degree Celsius above normal over some parts of Punjab, Delhi, West Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and over many parts of Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Gujarat and northeast India,” said the IMD in a statement issued on Tuesday.

The IMD further predicted that dense to very dense fog conditions are very likely to continue in early hours/morning hours in many parts of Punjab during Wednesday-Sunday and some parts of Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh during Wednesday-Friday and over isolated pockets of north Rajasthan and north Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday.

“Dense fog conditions are very likely to continue in early hours/morning hours in isolated pockets over Odisha, Uttarakhand on Wednesday and Thursday over Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh on Saturday and Sunday and over Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura during Wednesday-Sunday,” it said.

The IMD also predicted that a fresh Western Disturbance is likely to affect Northwest India from Saturday.