After a dry winter, northern hill states and the plains of north India are set to receive rainfall and snowfall. The India Meteorological Department has issued alerts for snow and rain in several states. The weather conditions are expected to persist for the next six days, with Wednesday and Thursday experiencing the highest precipitation. This will be the first significant rainfall in the region this year.
The dense fog enveloping the national capital continued to throw flight and train schedules off track on Tuesday morning too with over 30 flights departing from Delhi s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport delayed and 17 cancelled
The national capital continued to reel under dense fog cover on Friday as visibility plunged, delaying train and flight services. A red alert has been issued for dense fog in Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, and Chandigarh.
Over 110 flights were affected at the Delhi airport after dense fog shrouded north India on Wednesday morning as visibility dropped to just 50 metres, disrupting the movement of traffic.