North India Shivers: IMD Issues Red Alert for UP Fog, Cold Wave Grips Delhi-Punjab

• IMD issued a Red Alert for fog in UP, Orange Alerts for Bihar, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, and Yellow Alerts for Northeast, Odisha, Uttarakhand, Bengal.
• North India faces severe cold and widespread dense to very dense fog, disrupting train services, traffic, and flights.
• Delhi-NCR battles continuous severe cold with minimum temperatures below 10°C; AQI crosses 400 in several stations.
• 'Cold Day to Severe Cold Day' conditions expected in Eastern UP, 'Cold Day' in Bihar, Uttarakhand, Western UP, and 'Cold Wave' in Jharkhand.
• Andaman & Nicobar Islands anticipate thunderstorms and strong winds; Gulf of Mannar and Comorin area warned of squally winds, fishermen advised caution.

Why It Matters: Severe cold and dense fog blanket North India, prompting IMD alerts and impacting daily life and travel.