IMD Alert: Fog wreaks havoc in 57 districts, Barabanki becomes the coldest city…Chance of rain on New Year

Lucknow: It is extremely cold these days in Uttar Pradesh, due to which all schools and colleges up to intermediate have been closed. Most of the districts in the eastern and western areas of the state are in the grip of cold days. Due to lack of sunlight even during the day, it is as cold as the night.

There is dense fog in many districts of the state. Minimum visibility has reached zero. The Meteorological Department has issued a warning of rain with thunder in some areas of Western Uttar Pradesh on January 1, 2026. There will be movement of clouds in eastern Uttar Pradesh also.

Due to the ongoing severe cold and fog in Uttar Pradesh, normal life is badly affected. Airlines and trains are being hit the most. Even on Tuesday, domestic and international flights from Lucknow airport were delayed for hours. More than 24 trains were also delayed.

According to the Meteorological Department, there is no hope for the people of the state to get relief from the severe cold. Many western disturbances are active in the atmosphere, due to which there is a possibility of temperature fluctuations. After 24 hours, a slight increase in the maximum and minimum temperature will be recorded.

After that, again after the movement of clouds and rain, a decrease in the maximum and minimum temperature will be recorded. The Meteorological Department has expressed the possibility of severe cold in January. The Meteorological Department had already issued a forecast that the number of cold wave days would increase.

Fog will wreak havoc in 57 districts of UP:

The Meteorological Department has warned 57 districts of UP, Deoria, Gorakhpur, Sant Kabir Nagar, Basti, Kushinagar, Maharajganj, Siddharthnagar, Gonda, Balrampur, Shravasti, Bahraich, Lakhimpur Kheri, Sitapur, Bijnor, Moradabad, Rampur, Bareilly, Pilibhit, Shahjahanpur, Azamgarh, Mau, Ballia, Hardoi, Farrukhabad, Kannauj, Kanpur Dehat, Kanpur Nagar, Unnao, Lucknow, Barabanki, Rae Bareli, Amethi, Sultanpur, Ayodhya, Ambedkar Nagar, Saharanpur, Shamli, Muzaffarnagar, Baghpat, Meerut, Ghaziabad, Hapur, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Bulandshahr, Aligarh, Mathura, Hathras, Kasganj, Etah, Agra, Firozabad, Mainpuri, Etawah, Auraiya, Amroha, An alert has been issued regarding dense fog in Sambhal and Badaun.

Where will the cold day conditions prevail in UP:

The Meteorological Department has predicted cold-day conditions in Ballia, Deoria, Gorakhpur, Sant Kabir Nagar, Basti, Kushinagar, Maharajganj, Siddharth Nagar, Gonda, Balrampur, Shravasti, Bahraich, Lakhimpur Kheri, Sitapur, Hardoi, Barabanki, Ayodhya, Ambedkar Nagar, Bijnor, Moradabad, Rampur, Bareilly, Pilibhit, Shahjahanpur, Badaun. Have expressed.

Lucknow weather:

There was fog in Lucknow on Monday morning and evening, cold north-westerly winds kept blowing at a speed of 5 to 10 kilometers per hour during the day. There was light sunshine but due to north-westerly winds the sunshine proved ineffective. The maximum and minimum temperature was recorded at 17 degrees Celsius.

According to the Meteorological Department, there will be dense fog in the morning and evening on Tuesday. The sky will be clear during the day, there will be sunshine, the maximum temperature is likely to be 19 and minimum 10 degrees Celsius.

Barabanki was the coldest district:

Barabanki of Uttar Pradesh was the coldest district on Monday, where the minimum temperature was recorded at 8 degrees Celsius. The highest temperature of 23 degrees Celsius was recorded in Banda district.

Weather of UP:

Meteorologist Dr. Atul Singh said that due to active western disturbance in the atmosphere, the maximum temperature may increase by 4 to 5 degrees Celsius in the next 24 hours. An increase of 2 to 4 degrees Celsius will also be recorded in the minimum temperature. Due to western disturbance, there may be light rain with thunder in some areas of western Uttar Pradesh on January 1.