Overview
- Night temperatures in Kashmir fell below freezing, with Sonamarg at minus 5.8°C and Srinagar at minus 2.6°C, as officials flagged a likely wet spell around New Year.
- Punjab and Haryana recorded single‑digit lows, including 4.4°C at Ballowal Saunkhri and 4.9°C in Gurugram, with dense fog reported across several districts.
- Dense fog severely disrupted rail operations in Ludhiana, where more than 20 trains were delayed by hours and passengers were stranded through the day.
- Delhi saw a foggy morning with very poor air quality, logging an overall AQI of 355 at 9 am, according to the Central Pollution Control Board.
- Police in Bihar reported four deaths in Saran district from suspected suffocation after a fire was lit in a closed room to keep warm, with a forensic probe underway.