Ludhiana: The city bundled up, raiding its winter closets for sweatshirts, as its high temperature dipped to 22.8 degrees Celsius, nearly 5 degrees below average, while morning’s visibility challenges caused slow commutes. The weather office issued a yellow alert, forecasting continued dense fog over the next two days.
On Tuesday, visibility dropped to 500 metres by 8.30 am, remaining at just 800 m by 11.30 am. Despite slight improvements in the day’s course, fog still affected visibility until evening, with readings reaching only 1,000 m at 2.30 in the afternoon and 5.30 in the evening.

The yellow alert is a caution to local agencies to monitor weather developments. Forecasts indicate fog and mist will persist on Thursday morning with partly cloudy skies later in the day, while Friday may see a clearer sky after morning fog. Day temperatures in Ludhiana are expected to remain around 28°C until Sunday, rising slightly to 29°C by Monday. Night temperatures are likely to drop to 16°C by Saturday and stay steady through early next week.
The dense fog led to a noticeable drop in maximum temperatures on Wednesday, with the city recording a high of 22.8°C — 4.8 degrees below the normal for this time of year and almost 5 degrees lower than Tuesday’s high. The least temperature was 17°C, slightly above seasonal norms but down by a degree from the last night.
Residents adapted to the cooler, foggy weather. Hardeep Singh noted a distinct chill in the air, prompting him to wear a sweatshirt for the first time this season. “It felt cold both in the morning and during the day,” he said. Raj Kumar, another resident, exercised caution while driving in the morning fog on his way to work, observing that the gloom persisted as sunlight struggled to break through for most of the day.