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News Topical, Digital Desk : The activation of a western disturbance has affected the weather in the hilly and plain areas of North India. Fresh snowfall has occurred in the high passes of Himachal Pradesh, which has excited tourists, while dense fog in the plains is causing problems for people. The Meteorological Department has predicted snowfall in Kashmir on New Year's Day, which is expected to bring a buzz to tourist destinations.
Himachal: Snowfall in Rohtang and Baralacha
Fresh snowfall occurred at Rohtang, Shinkula, and Baralacha Passes in Himachal Pradesh, delighting tourists. However, the weather cleared in the afternoon. The western disturbance's effects were felt only at higher altitudes, while most lower elevations remained cloudy. Shimla, Kufri, and Manali also experienced cloud cover.
Fog wreaks havoc and school timings change
Dense fog severely reduced visibility in Bilaspur and Mandi districts in the morning. The Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for dense fog in the lower and plain areas of Himachal for December 27, 28, and 29. In Una, school and Anganwadi center timings have been changed due to the fog; they will now operate from 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM.
Kashmir: Snowfall expected on New Year
The weather remained clear throughout the day in the Kashmir Valley on Friday, but a cold wave persisted. The Meteorological Center predicts that most of the lower areas of the valley, including Srinagar, may receive snowfall on New Year's Day, which is likely to increase the activity at tourist destinations.
Situation in Uttarakhand, Delhi-NCR and other plains
A yellow fog alert has been issued for three days in the plains of Uttarakhand. Flights at Dehradun and Pantnagar airports were affected due to the fog. Dense fog is expected to persist throughout the plains of North India, including Delhi-NCR, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, and Bihar, during the morning hours.
Delhi's air quality in 'very poor' category, AQI drops to 332
After a brief respite of two days, the national capital's air quality once again slipped into the 'very poor' category at 332, with several monitoring stations recording 'severe' pollution levels. According to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data, Delhi's 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) at 4 pm on Friday stood at 332, pushing it into the very poor category, as against 234 on Thursday and 271 at the same time a day earlier.
Of the 38 operational air quality monitoring stations out of a total of 40 in the city, eight stations recorded severe air quality with AQI readings above 400. These included Anand Vihar, Bawana, DTU, Jahangirpuri, Narela, Nehru Nagar, Rohini and Vivek Vihar. According to data from the CPCB's SAMEER app, 20 stations were in the very poor category, while nine stations recorded poor air quality.
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