A severe spell of bone-chilling cold and dense fog is disrupting life across northern India, while a strengthening depression over the Bay of Bengal is expected to bring heavy rainfall to parts of southern India.The India Meteorological Department has forecast dense to very dense fog during morning hours over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, and Delhi.Similar conditions are likely across Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, with visibility expected to fall to near zero in several areas.
As per weather experts, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh have broken all-time January low-temperature records, with several locations recording temperatures 6 to 10 degrees Celsius below normal. Gwalior registered its lowest-ever January maximum temperature at 10.4 degrees Celsius on Thursday.In contrast, southern India is preparing for heavy rainfall as a deep depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal moves west-northwest. The system is expected to cross the Sri Lankan coast by the evening of January 09.The India Meteorological Department has warned that the system could trigger heavy to very heavy rainfall over coastal Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal, raising concerns about waterlogging and localised flooding in low-lying areas.
(Video Caption: Dense fog in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh)
