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Dense Fog Engulfs Delhi-NCR: Rail, Road, Air Operations Impacted, Rain Likely Tonight-Tomorrow

January 15, 2025 12:35 PM |

Thick sheet of fog has blanketed the entire Delhi/NCR today, reducing visibility to zero. Complete traffic Rail, Road and Air services were disrupted across the region. This was possibly the worst visibility day which remained very poor for long hours. The peculiar thing was that visibility dropped to zero after the sunrise timings. Airport and Safdarjung recorded Nil visibility after 0800 hr and lasted till 1030 hr. Even thereafter, the improvement was marginal and dense fog continued with visibility barely improving to 50 meters. The Runway Visual Range (RVR) also dropped to impact the landing and take-off operations. Sky-obscured conditions have prevailed for long hours keeping the sky indiscernible.

As expected and predicted, the minimum temperature dropped by 3°C today. The base observatory recorded a low of 6°C as against yesterday’s minimum of 9°C. Similar conditions prevailed over the Palam airport and Lodhi Road official observatory. Changes in wind patterns, envelop of fog and restricted sunshine are likely to lead to cold day conditions.

A western disturbance is marked as an upper air system over North Pakistan and adjoining parts. An induced cyclonic circulation is marked over North & East Rajasthan and Delhi region in the lower levels. This feature will shift eastward to parts of Southwest Uttar Pradesh and North Madhya Pradesh tomorrow. An east-west trough is running across Haryana, Delhi and West Uttar Pradesh. Under its influence, Delhi/NCR will have rainfall activity tonight and tomorrow.  Rain and thundershower activity will start late in the evening and become intermittent in the night and wee hours. Cloudy sky and a few showers will continue tomorrow as well during the first half of the day. The activity may cease in the late evening and night.

The minimum temperatures will rise to double-digit over the next 48 hours. Day temperatures will remain far below the normal and trigger cold day conditions. Broad clearance in weather is expected the day after tomorrow. The minimum temperature will drop once again to reach about 6°C on the weekend.






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