Dense fog in Rampur on Saturday
Jagran Correspondent, Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh will remain in the grip of cold for a week. Melting will also continue along with the cold wave. There will be dense fog across the state till 19.
The effect of fog will reduce in the state from 20th and most of the districts of Central and Eastern UP including Lucknow will have bright sunshine from 21st January. Due to which the day and night temperatures are expected to increase by three-four degrees Celsius.
According to the Meteorological Department, the cold wave phase will also gradually begin to subside after three days. There is a possibility of light rain in some districts of the western region on January 22 and 23, but it will not affect Eastern UP.
After two days of respite, dense fog has engulfed Firozabad since Saturday morning. Due to which rail and road traffic is affected. Drivers are facing a lot of problems due to low visibility from rural roads to highways. Children were seen going to school shivering.
The oppression of winter continues in Rampur also. Saturday morning is also covered with fog. Visibility was zero even at nine in the morning. Vehicles were passing by crawling. The minimum temperature is five degrees Celsius. Due to the way the fog is present, there seems to be little chance of sunshine today.
On Friday, the weather suddenly changed again in Lucknow and surrounding districts and due to dense fog in the morning, visibility was recorded at 150 meters in many areas. The minimum temperature in Lucknow remained below six degrees Celsius for the second consecutive day at 5.8 degrees, leaving people shivering. The day temperature reached 19.6 degrees.
Thursday was the coldest night of the season with 5.5 degrees Celsius. According to the Meteorological Department, there will be dense fog in eastern UP including Lucknow and surrounding areas for the next three days. However, fluctuations in maximum and minimum temperatures will continue during this period.
According to senior meteorologist Atul Kumar Singh, there will be dense fog from Saturday to Monday. Melting will continue in the morning and evening. Due to increased melting on Friday and Saturday, people were seen warming themselves by lighting bonfires. Around 10.15 the fog started clearing and weak sunlight shone, yet the melting continued. Visibility was recorded less than 20 meters in many districts. According to the Meteorological Department, Hardoi, Kanpur Nagar and Ayodhya had the coldest night.