As the Western Disturbance moved away, fog once again made a comeback in North India, however it was not widespread. Delhi witnessed dense fog at Palam Airport and Vikas Puri as the visibility dropped to 100 meters. While rest of the places including NCR region remained fog free.
Amritsar too experienced very dense fog with visibility recording a mere 50 meters. In Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow saw the visibility drop to100 meters, while in Jaipur it was 300 meters.
According to Skymet Meteorology Division in India, there is change in the wind pattern as the system moves away. However, winds could change completely due to another weather system following shortly, thus fog was not widespread and remained location specific.
Fog in East India
Eastern parts of the country continued to remain devoid of any fog on Saturday morning. Good visibility conditions were reported at Patna and Varanasi at 1000 meters, Gaya 1300 meters and Ranchi 1500 meters.
Apart from Western Disturbance, another system of cyclonic circulation has also affected the region and this is the reason behind the absence of the fog from East India.
Flight and train delays
Despite improved situation, plethora of trains and flight delays continue to haunt passengers. Over 50 trains were reported to be running behind the schedule. Some of the major trains affected are Avadh Express (Muzaffarpur-Bandra) delayed by 9 hours, Duronto Express (New Delhi-Bhubaneswar) by 22 hours, AP Express (New Delhi-Hyderabad) by 18 hours, Jharkhand Express (Anand Vihar-Hatia) by 15 hours and Karnataka Express (Bangalore-New Delhi) by 16 hours.
Meanwhile, 26 flights, including 18 departures and 8 arrivals, were reported to be delayed and one was cancelled at Delhi Airport. Amritsar and Lucknow also reported major delays, while Jaipur minor delays.
