Updated: Mon, 22 Dec 2025 08:00 (IST) There was severe cold in Lucknow and many districts of the state on Sunday. Schools were closed in many districts and road, rail and air traffic were affected due to fog. … read more Jagran Team, Lucknow. Even on Sunday, there was chill in many districts of the state, including Lucknow. While Gorakhpur, Barabanki, Sultanpur, Ghazipur, Basti, Sonbhadra, Aligarh and Etawah remained cold during the day, Varanasi, Bahraich, Hardoi, Ballia, Prayagraj, Ghazipur, Amethi, Moradabad, Jhansi, Hamirpur and Agra also remained cold. Remove Advertisement Only Read News According to the Meteorological Department, there is a possibility of slight improvement in these districts till Monday. In many districts, schools from kindergarten to grade eight are closed due to winter. The effect of fog was also clearly visible on road, rail and air services. The speed of vehicles on expressways and expressways has slowed down, while many trains passing through the state have been running. Due to fog, a flight was canceled at Lucknow airport on Sunday. According to the Meteorological Department, moderate to heavy fog will continue in many districts on Monday morning. There is a possibility of gradual increase in temperature and reduction in fog density in the next two to three days. After this, the temperature will drop again and the density of fog will increase. The maximum temperature in Lucknow on Sunday was 18.9 degrees Celsius, which is 4.1 degrees Celsius less than normal. Similarly, the minimum temperature was 10.1 degrees Celsius, which was two degrees above normal. Vande Bharat Express (train number 22416) from Delhi to Varanasi left Delhi itself three hours late at 6 pm on Saturday. The train, which was supposed to arrive at 7:08 PM, arrived at Kanpur Central Station at 12:00 midnight late at five o’clock. Food was not even given to the passengers in the train. During this time, food was not even given to the passengers in the train. Hungry passengers expressed their displeasure. Ashutosh Singh, director of the central station, said that food should have been given as per the rules. It is being determined why it was not given. Barauni-New Delhi Express reached the central station with a delay of 16 hours. It remained cloudy throughout the day in Prayagraj due to which there was no sunlight. Due to dense fog, almost all the trains reaching Prayagraj Junction were delayed by 5 to 6 hours. After two days, light sunshine was seen in Moradabad division on Sunday. The sun did not rise throughout the day in Varanasi and the visibility was around 600 meters. Due to dense fog, trains were delayed by 2.5 to 19 hours. Two flights from Delhi and one from Ahmedabad coming to Varanasi have been cancelled. People got some relief due to sunshine in Bareilly, while in Agra, after fog in the morning, sunshine came in the afternoon, but cold winds continued to bother. Due to lack of warmth in the sun for two days in Meerut, the feeling of melting increased.