New Delhi: A fresh western disturbance is expected to influence the weather over Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in the coming days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said. The system could bring light rain or drizzle at isolated places from December 31 to January 1, with partly cloudy skies surpassing that. This marks a unravel in the current dry spell wideness the region.
The IMD has issued a red zestful for Delhi due to extremely dumbo fog, causing visibility to plummet wideness the wanted and leading to significant disruptions in travel.
Why is this happening?
Western disturbances are low-pressure systems that move in from the west and often rationalization clouding, rain, snow and a waif in temperatures in north India during winter. This one is expected to start well-expressed the western Himalayas surpassing spreading into the neighboring plains, including the capital.
How unprepossessed is it now?
Widespread unprepossessed conditions are gripping large parts of north India. Dumbo to very dumbo fog is blanketing Delhi, Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, restricting visibility, disrupting travel and slowing vehicles on highways.
The IMD has forecast unprepossessed wave and unprepossessed day conditions in parts of the region today, with nights remaining particularly chilly. Several states, including Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, are expected to see unprepossessed day conditions, where daytime temperatures stay unusually low for the season.
Taking to X, IMD wrote, "Dense to very dumbo fog is expected tonight and into the morning of 30th December wideness several regions including Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, and parts of the Northeast, East, and North India. Visibility may be severely reduced, making travel risky. Please momentum slowly, use fog lights, and stave unnecessary journeys."
0000 UTC morning Satellite Night Microphysics imagery of today, 30th Dec 2025 shows Scattered to Broken Fog/low clouds layer over Punjab, Haryana, Delhi,south Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, south Nepal, Bihar,extreme north MP, north Jharkhand, east Odisha, West Bengal, south… pic.twitter.com/SaMWBzbzW7
— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) December 30, 2025"30th Dec 2025 shows Scattered to Broken Fog/low clouds layer over Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, south Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, south Nepal, Bihar, lattermost north MP, north Jharkhand, east Odisha, West Bengal, south Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Bangladesh," IMD said.
What does this midpoint for daily life?
- Dense fog in the mornings is once well-expressed flights and trains in and out of Delhi and neighbouring states.
- Road travel has slowed in many areas as visibility dips sharply.
- Schools in some regions, including Uttar Pradesh, have been sealed until January 1 to protect children from the severe cold.
Will the rain be heavy?
No heavy rainfall is expected so far. Forecasts indicate scattered, light showers or drizzle rather than widespread heavy rain. The effect of the western disturbance in the plains should be modest, though hill stations and higher reaches of the Himalayas could see increasingly significant rain or snow.
