Autos passing by means of Kharar-Chandigarh Freeway. (File picture)
Folks in Punjab and Chandigarh are set to face dense fog for the following three days, beginning Monday, for which the Meteorological Division has issued a yellow alert. There isn’t any chilly wave warning, and the state’s minimal temperature is predicted to rise by 2 to 4 levels over the following 3 to 4 days.
Over the previous 24 hours, the minimal temperature rose by 0.5 levels and the utmost by 1.4 levels, remaining 3.9 levels above regular. Patiala (23°C) and Chandigarh (23.4°C) recorded the best most temperatures, whereas Amritsar reported the bottom minimal temperature at 1.7 levels.
Amritsar remains to be foggy at this time. Attributable to this, visibility on Majitha Highway may be very low.
Dense fog possible in 6 districts at this time
- Dense fog is prone to prevail at some locations in Amritsar, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Fatehgarh Sahib, and Patiala.
- In the meantime, throughout this era, some areas on the Ambala-Amritsar and Delhi Freeway will stay cloudy and have dense fog. In such conditions, drivers should stay alert whereas driving.
- Nevertheless, Chandigarh recorded 23.4 levels. This temperature has surpassed the temperatures recorded in January 2022 and 2024. In these years, the temperatures recorded had been 22 and 22.4 levels respectively.
- Nevertheless, on Sunday, on account of fog in Amritsar, Patiala, Bathinda, Ludhiana, Gurdaspur, and Faridkot, visibility remained between zero and 100 meters.
The climate in Chandigarh is evident at this time. There’s additionally reduction from the chilly wave.
The Western Disturbance at present over South Pakistan has now moved in the direction of North Pakistan. It’s energetic at an altitude of about 3.1 kilometers above sea stage. Its impact within the higher environment is being noticed as much as an altitude of roughly 5.8 kilometers.
From the night time of January 19 and 21, 2026, two Western Disturbances could have an effect on Northwest India one after one other. That is prone to deliver a couple of change in climate.
Chance of rain on twenty second and twenty third
Surendra Pal Singh, Director of the Meteorological Division, said that there’s a sturdy chance of sunshine to average rain at some locations within the state on the twenty second and twenty third. In the meantime, rain could happen at one or two locations on the twenty fourth. Over the following 4 to five days, the minimal temperature is prone to improve by roughly 2 to three levels Celsius.
Climate forecast for the following three days
January 19 – Dense fog is prone to prevail at some locations in Amritsar, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Fatehgarh Sahib, and Patiala. The climate is predicted to stay dry.
January 20 – Dense fog could happen at some locations in Amritsar, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Fatehgarh Sahib, and Patiala. The climate is prone to stay dry.
January 21 – No climate warning has been issued. The climate is predicted to stay dry.
