Jaipur, Dec 15 || Dense fog blanketed several districts of Rajasthan, including Sri Ganganagar, Jaisalmer, and Alwar, on Monday morning, severely affecting road visibility and traffic movement.
Visibility dropped to just 5 metres in Sri Ganganagar and 20 metres in Alwar, causing major inconvenience for commuters. The impact of the Western Disturbance weakened on Sunday, though light cloud cover persisted across much of the Bikaner, Jodhpur, Ajmer, and Jaipur divisions.
As a result, maximum temperatures declined in several cities, while minimum temperatures rose due to reduced northerly winds. Light clouds were observed in Jaipur, Sikar, Dausa, Sri Ganganagar, Hanumangarh, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Churu, Jhunjhunu, Nagaur, Alwar, Ajmer, and Barmer, with fog lingering in Sri Ganganagar and Hanumangarh until 10-11 am, weakening sunlight.
Maximum temperatures recorded 26 degrees Celsius in Jaisalmer, 29.4 degrees C in Barmer, 30.5 degress C in Jodhpur, 29 degrees C in Bikaner, 28.3 degrees C in Churu, 24.5 degrees C in Sri Ganganagar, 28 degrees C in Udaipur