New Delhi: North India woke up on Sunday to flipside day of wintry unprepossessed and dumbo fog. Temperatures in many plains fell sharply, while the Himalayan regions stayed unelevated freezing. People in places such as Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh were seen struggling with the chill, and many breathed in thick morning mist.
Several places in North India protract to shiver at temperatures lower than 5 degrees Celsius.
Where Are Alerts in Place?
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued weather alerts for several states:
- Yellow zestful for Delhi and National Capital Region, signaling unprepossessed and foggy conditions ahead.
- Dense fog warnings protract in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab and other northern plains.
- In the hills of Kashmir and Himachal, temperatures remain at freezing levels with frost and snow still likely.
Across these regions, visibility remains low early in the day, and people have been well-considered to take precautions while travelling.
Why Is This Happening?
The unprepossessed wave is stuff driven by well-spoken skies at night and very still air, permitting temperatures to waif quickly without sunset. Dumbo fog in the mornings is making travel difficult in many places.
Forecasters say western disturbances are influencing the higher reaches, while plains remain under the grip of cold, dry air.
IMD has predicted intense fog conditions for today, with dumbo to very dumbo fog enveloping Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, and Chandigarh, while dumbo fog is moreover forecast for Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, J&K, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Muzaffarabad, significantly reducing visibility wideness these regions.
Taking to X, IMD said, "Cold wave to severe conditions are prevailing over Rajasthan and coastal Kutch and unprepossessed wave conditions over Punjab, Haryana and Delhi."
Cold wave to severe conditions are prevailing over Rajasthan and coastal Kutch and unprepossessed wave conditions over Punjab, Haryana and Delhi.#WeatherUpdate #coldweather #coldwavee #DenseFog #Fog @moesgoi @ndmaindia @NHAI_Official @DDNewslive @DDNewsHindi @airnewsalerts pic.twitter.com/FoS7VpyZq0
— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) January 11, 2026What is IMD saying?
The IMD says the unprepossessed and fog are likely to persist in the coming days, expressly in the northern plains. Night temperatures may dip further, and early mornings will protract to be chilly.
Taking to X, IMD shared, "Minimum Temperatures (≤ 4.0°C) reported over the plains and Visibility unelevated 200m reported over Airports at 0830 hrs IST of Today, 11.01.2026."
Minimum Temperatures (≤ 4.0°C) reported over the plains and Visibility unelevated 200m reported over Airports at 0830 hrs IST of Today, 11.01.2026#WeatherUpdate #coldweather #coldwave #DenseFog #Fog @moesgoi @ndmaindia @DDNewslive @DDNewsHindi @airnewsalerts @NHAI_Official pic.twitter.com/a5A94ORump
— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) January 11, 2026Officials urge people to trammels local forecasts, stave travel in dumbo fog without need, and take superintendency of the elderly and children who are increasingly vulnerable to unprepossessed effects.
