Ludhiana, Dec. 14 -- The city recorded its first foggy morning of the winter season on Saturday as the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a yellow alert for dense fog.

The IMD has sounded a yellow alert for dense fog in Ludhiana for Saturday and Sunday. According to officials, the lowest visibility recorded on Saturday dropped to 500 metres, and foggy conditions are likely to persist over the next few days.

"It has just begun. The coming days will be foggy and the weather may clear after about a week," said Surennpal Paul, director of the IMD Chandigarh Centre.

Explaining the classification, Paul said fog with visibility between 500 and 200 metres is categorised as moderate fog. Visibility between 50 and 200 metres is consid...