UP Weather Alert: Fog to blanket 15 districts including Bareilly; IMD issues yellow alert

• The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) predicts fog in 15 districts of Uttar Pradesh, including Bareilly, starting January 29.
• Districts like Saharanpur, Muzaffarnagar, Bijnor, Moradabad, Rampur, Pilibhit, Lakhimpur Kheri, Bahraich, Shravasti, Balrampur, Siddharthnagar, Maharajganj, and Kushinagar will experience fog with 100-500 meter visibility.
• A yellow alert has been issued for fog on January 29 and 30, with temperatures expected to drop slightly in the next 24-48 hours.
• Cities like Sitapur, Gonda, Ayodhya, Mathura, Aligarh, Agra, Prayagraj, Varanasi, and Lucknow are expected to have clear, sunny weather on January 29, with shallow fog in Lucknow and Noida.
• Professor Manoj Kumar Srivastava of BHU forecasts a 2-4 degree Celsius drop in minimum temperatures across UP over the next 3-4 days; Kanpur and Jhansi are experiencing renewed chill and rain.

Why It Matters: IMD issues yellow alert for dense fog in 15 UP districts, with temperatures set to drop.