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Hyderabad woke up to dense fog connected the greeting of the New Year, with mediocre visibility reported crossed respective parts of the metropolis till astir 9 a.m. connected Thursday (January 1, 2026). The foggy conditions were caused by the accumulation of moisture successful the little levels of the atmosphere, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
Speaking to The Hindu, Naga Ratna, Head of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) Centre Hyderabad, said moisture had built up adjacent to the ground, starring to reduced visibility during the aboriginal greeting hours.
“There was immoderate accumulation of moisture astatine the little levels of the atmosphere, wrong astir 0.9 km to 1 km supra the ground. This resulted successful fog enactment astatine the aboveground level,” she explained.
On whether akin conditions would persist, she said dense fog of the benignant seen connected New Year greeting was improbable to continue. “However, mild fog oregon mist could hap implicit the adjacent time depending connected prevailing conditions. The concern is not favourable for dense fog to continue, but determination could beryllium instances of mist oregon airy fog,” she added.
