Hyderabad, Jan. 1 -- Residents of Hyderabad greeted New Year's Day beneath a thick veil of fog on Thursday morning, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting that the conditions are likely to persist.

Although the weather department has not issued any warning, similar conditions were witnessed in other parts of the state.

Temperature increased slightly

The minimum temperatures, which had dipped to single digits recently, have now increased slightly and entered the double digits.

In the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday, the lowest minimum temperature of 10.3 degrees Celsius was recorded in Kumuram Bheem.

In the case of Hyderabad, the lowest temperature of 15.8 degrees Celsius was recorded in Asifnagar.

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