Chandigarh, Feb 3: Severe winter conditions persisted across Northwest India on Tuesday, with a heavy blanket of fog causing low visibility in Chandigarh, Punjab, and Haryana. The weather shift was particularly noticeable for school-goers, who faced the season’s chill on the same day educational institutions returned to their standard operating hours.
According to the weather office, visibility in Delhi dropped to nearly 100 metres in several pockets, while the capital’s air quality was recorded in the ‘poor’ category with an AQI of 256. Temperatures remained low across the plains, with Faridkot in Punjab logging 6 degrees Celsius and Hisar in Haryana recording 5.5 degrees.
Addressing the morning conditions, a spokesperson for the weather department directly said that the dense fog was a significant factor in the morning’s low visibility, especially impacting those on the roads during the early school run.
In the neighboring state of Haryana, Bhiwani and Rohtak recorded minimums of 6 and 8.8 degrees Celsius, respectively. Despite the seasonal chill, Delhi’s minimum temperature of 9.4 degrees was considered slightly above the normal average for this time of year, though the fog remained a primary concern for commuters.
