Overview
- IMD reported visibility falling to 30–50 metres in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack during early hours, slowing traffic and complicating commutes.
- Hyderabad experienced dense fog on New Year morning with poor visibility until about 9 a.m., after which conditions improved.
- Meteorologists attributed the fog to moisture accumulation within roughly 0.9–1 km of the lower atmosphere under calm, cool conditions.
- The thickest fog in Hyderabad was along the Hyderabad–Vijayawada highway from LB Nagar to Choutuppal and on the Outer Ring Road, with nearby districts also affected.
- Forecasts indicate foggy mornings for the next few days in parts of Odisha and through about January 4 in Telangana, with authorities urging cautious driving and reporting no major accidents in Odisha.