Apart from North and Central India, a thick layer of fog is seen in some eastern parts of the country, due to which the visibility level has reduced. The Meteorological Department has predicted moderate fog in Delhi on Thursday while the maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 17 and seven degrees Celsius respectively.
Visibility Recorded (at 0530 hours IST, in metres):
Uttar Pradesh: Bareilly-25, Lucknow-25, Bahraich-25, Prayagraj-50, Varanasi-50, Gorakhpur-200, Sultanpur-200; Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi: Chandigarh-25, Safdarjung-500, Palam-700; Rajasthan: Bikaner-25, Jaisalmer-50, Kota-50,…— ANI (@ANI) January 4, 2024
According to IMD, there is very dense fog in Uttar Pradesh, Chandigarh, Rajasthan and Bihar on Thursday morning. Dense fog was seen in Madhya Pradesh and Tripura and moderate fog was seen in Jammu division in the morning. Visibility was recorded at 25 in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, while visibility at 25 was recorded in Lucknow. Visibility 25 was recorded in Chandigarh, visibility 500 in Safdarjung, visibility 25 in Bikaner, Rajasthan, visibility 50 in Jaisalmer, visibility 25 in Gaya, Bihar, visibility 25 in Purnia, visibility 200 in Patna. Whereas visibility is 50 in Sagar of Madhya Pradesh, visibility is 200 in Bhopal, visibility is 200 in Satna; Visibility 50 was recorded in Agartala, Tripura, visibility 200 in Jammu. Here the visibility is recorded in the meter.
The minimum temperature in Kashmir is being recorded below the freezing point and people do not seem to be getting any respite from the cold wave. Due to extreme cold wave, water has frozen inside the pipes supplying water in many areas of Kashmir. According to the Meteorological Department, the weather in Kashmir has remained stable for a long time and there is no forecast of rain for the next six days.
A warning of rain as well as thunderstorm has been issued by the Meteorological Department in Jharkhand. The Ranchi-based meteorological center of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that there will be rain and thundershowers in some parts of Jharkhand. There is also a possibility of thunderstorm during this period. The Meteorological Department has also issued a two-day yellow alert for this.
Chief of Meteorological Center Ranchi, Abhishek Anand said that there is a possibility of light rainfall at some places in North-Western Jharkhand i.e. Palamu, Garhwa, Chatra, Koderma, Latehar and Lohardaga districts on January 4. Along with rain, there may also be thunderstorms. At the same time, on January 5, there will be thunder at some places in the north-western and central parts of the state. Thunderstorms may also occur.
Dense fog is visible in many areas of Bihar in the morning itself. According to the Meteorological Department, rain may be seen at one or two places in North West Bihar, South West Bihar, South Central Bihar. The maximum temperature of Bihar on January 4 will be 18 to 20 degrees Celsius. And minimum temperature from 08 to 12 degrees. It is forecast to remain between.
There is no possibility of people of Uttar Pradesh getting any relief from winter at present. According to the Meteorological Department, the state is going to be coldest on Thursday and Friday. Icy winds will blow which will disturb people. The state is going to be coldest on January 4 and 5. Rain forecast for Thursday and Friday in many districts of Uttar Pradesh has also been issued by the department.
According to Skymet Weather, light to moderate rain with thunderstorms can be seen in parts of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, North Chhattisgarh, Vidarbha and Marathwada today. Whereas in Lakshadweep, light to moderate rain may occur along with heavy rain at some places. There are chances of light to moderate rain in Kerala, parts of Tamil Nadu and coastal Karnataka.