By Admin 
Most of the north of the country is currently in the grip of cold. In the capital, people have to face the cold as well as pollution. At the same time, the fog situation remains a problem throughout the day. India Meteorological Department has issued a yellow alert for Delhi NCR on 27 December and 28 December. Dense fog, slow winds and falling temperatures have been recorded in the last 24 hours. This has had a direct impact on life, visibility and pollution levels, due to which both cold and smog remain a challenge.
Latest forecast of Delhi NCR
According to the India Meteorological Department, the wind speed in Delhi NCR is continuously decreasing and currently remains between 10 to 12 kilometers per hour during the day. This situation is likely to persist till January 1. In the last 24 hours, there was dense fog in many areas and cold winds blew. There is no relief in pollution as there is no significant change in the speed of winds till the end of December. Between December 27 and 31, the maximum temperature is expected to be 19 to 21 degrees Celsius and the minimum temperature is expected to be 6 degrees Celsius.
Yellow fog alert and temperature conditions
The Meteorological Department has issued a yellow alert of moderate to dense fog for December 27 and 28. Visibility may be very low in some areas. Due to the presence of clouds, there will be no sharp drop in temperature, but the night will remain cold.
The minimum temperature is likely to be between 6 to 8 degrees on December 27 and 5 to 7 degrees on December 28. There may be a slight increase in the maximum temperature on 30th and 31st December. Delhi’s AQI has been recorded at 332, Noida 376, Ghaziabad 382, Gurugram 312 and Greater Noida 394.
Severe cold at night and experts’ opinion
Yellow alert means that these days, severe cold can be seen at night and dense fog can be seen in many areas. At present there is no possibility of cold wave or rain. According to the Meteorological Department, western disturbances will be continuously active in the hilly areas and snowfall may continue till January 1. Light rain is possible in North Punjab on 31 December and 1 January. Rain will increase in South India from December 30, while there is a possibility of frost in Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan.