Following three consecutive days of rain, winter has officially set in across Uttar Pradesh. On Monday morning, dense fog blanketed over 10 cities, including Varanasi, Gorakhpur, and Deoria. Meanwhile, high-altitude shrines in Uttarakhand witnessed snowfall, and Cyclone Murasu, originating in the Bay of Bengal, is steadily advancing toward the Andhra Pradesh coast.

UP: Flights Impacted by Dense Fog

Visibility in Varanasi plummeted to 200 meters at 7:00 AM.

As a result, two incoming flights were unable to land; IndiGo flights arriving from Bengaluru and Delhi had to be diverted to Lucknow.

Uttarakhand: Snowfall in Kedarnath and Badrinath

Kedarnath and Badrinath shrines received fresh snowfall on Monday morning, causing temperatures to drop below -7°C.

Pithoragarh experienced a hailstorm late Sunday night.

Rajasthan

Maximum temperatures stayed below normal across most cities on Sunday. Mount Abu remained the coldest location in the state, recording a minimum temperature of 12.7°C.

Cyclone Murasu: Where and When Will It Make Landfall?

Cyclone Murasu is expected to make landfall along the Ongole coast in Andhra Pradesh between 11:00 PM Monday and 4:00 AM on November 3. Its impact is projected to trigger rainfall across 9 states, including Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.

Next Two Days Weather Alert

November 3:

Orange Alert: Andhra Pradesh, Rayalaseema, and Odisha. Wind speeds may reach up to 100 km/h.

Yellow Alert: Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Puducherry, Telangana, and Chhattisgarh.

November 4:

Red Alert: Andhra Pradesh (Severe gales, squalls, and heavy rainfall).

Orange Alert: Chhattisgarh and Odisha.

Yellow Alert: Central Maharashtra, Vidarbha, North Karnataka, Telangana, Rayalaseema, Andhra Pradesh, and Kerala.