Shahjahanpur coldest in Uttar Pradesh, fog to continue

Dense to very dense fog was expected across the state on the last day of the year

Dense to very dense fog was expected across the state on the last day of the year. “The fog will disappear as the day progresses,” said the met department in its forecast for Saturday. The maximum and minimum temperatures in the state capital were recorded at 21.8 and 8.6 degrees Celsius respectively on Friday.

A passenger waits for a train on a cold and foggy morning in Lucknow on Friday. (Agency)

Shahjahanpur recorded the lowest 5.5 degrees Celsius while Faizabad recorded 6 degrees, Sultanpur 6.4, Varanasi (airport) 6.5, Basti 7, Moradabad and Fursatganj 7.2, Barabanki and Ballia 7.5, Kanpur and Etawah 7.6, Gorakhpur 8, Bareilly 8.3, Agra and Muzaffarnagar 9.2 degrees Celsius.

Due to fog, several trains were running behind schedule. Train number 13006 (Down Amritsar Howrah) mail, which was scheduled to arrive at 10.40am reached Lucknow around 2 pm. Several other trains were also running late due to the inclement weather.