Fog reduces visibility in Chennai during early hours, disrupts commutes
The dense fog has impacted the visibility in isolated places in the state including Chennai during the morning and night hours.
Foggy morning at Chetpet Eco Park (Photo: Manivasagan N)
CHENNAI: A thick layer of fog blanketed the city in the morning hours on Friday, with the maximum temperature hovering around 22 degrees Celsius around 8 am. The cold weather has disrupted the daily life of the people, especially in the early morning, and delayed trains and flights.
The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) forecast that fog/mist is likely to prevail over isolated places in Tamil Nadu including Chennai due to increased moisture levels and northeasterly wind over the sea.
For the past week, the dense fog affected the visibility in isolated places in the state including Chennai during the morning and night hours.
P Senthamarai Kannan, director of the area cyclone centre, RMC said, "Many areas including Chennai experienced dense fog in the morning hours due to northeasterly wind and 90 per cent increased moisture level in the wind. For the next few days, isolated places might witness shallow fog/mist during the morning hours."
The maximum temperature in Nungambakkam weather station was recorded between 21 degrees Celsius and 24 degrees Celsius from 6 am to 8 am. It was 22 degrees Celsius from 7 am to 8 am and gradually rose to 25 degrees Celsius and 31 degrees Celsius around 10 am and 11 am respectively. However, the official clarified that there has been no abnormal difference in the maximum and minimum temperatures in recent days.
The RMC has predicted dry weather in Tamil Nadu with maximum temperature likely to be near normal to slightly above normal till February 13. The temperature is expected to surge by two to three degrees Celsius than normal in the state, and range between 28 degrees Celsius to 34 degrees Celsius over coastal, adjoining interior districts and plains.
