New Delhi, India

Delhi residents woke up to dense fog on Tuesday morning (Jan 30) amid intense cold conditions and low visibility. A similar situation was observed in the key cities of the neighbouring states of Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said shallow fog was also observed in pockets of Delhi on Monday night (Jan 29).

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"Very dense fog in isolated pockets of northwest Rajasthan; dense fog in isolated pockets of East Uttar Pradesh; moderate fog in isolated pockets of Punjab, Haryana and West UP and shallow fog in isolated pockets of Delhi," the IMD said.

An IMD official was quoted as saying that the visibility dropped to around 50 metres at Palam and Safdarjung.

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Delhi recorded a temperature of 11.4 degrees Celsius on Tuesday morning at 5:30 am IST. The mercury is expected to hover around 8C tonight with the maximum temperature being 22C. 

Rain expected in North India

The IMD has also issued a rain alert for northwest India on January 31 and February 1 as a result of the Western Disturbance.  “Light to moderate rain is expected in Punjab, Chandigarh, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on January 31 and February 1,” the IMD said.

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Additionally, isolated heavy rainfall/snowfall is also likely over Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit, Baltistan and Muzaffarabad.

Flights and railway services disrupted

Meanwhile, dense fog conditions disrupted rail and air traffic in the region on Tuesday. At least 50 flights and 10 trains bound for Delhi were delayed, as per media reports.

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Train number 22221, Mumbai Rajdhani, was running late by more than an hour at the time of writing this news. Similarly, train number 22691, Bangalore Rajdhani, was running late by more than two hours. Train number 12953, August Kranti Rajdhani Express, was also running late.

Devotees brave frigid conditions in Ayodhya

In Ayodhya, the devotees of Ram Lalla were braving chilling cold conditions early Tuesday as they gathered at Rampath before seeking blessings at the Ram Temple.

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(With inputs from agencies)