Delhi weather update: The Safdarjung observatory, Delhi's primary weather station, recorded a minimum temperature of 2.6 degrees Celsius. It was 2.4 degrees Celsius on Tuesday and 1.4 degrees on Monday.
A blinding layer of dense fog enveloped northwest India and the adjoining central and eastern parts of the country, affecting road, rail and air traffic movement.
Dense fog and cold wave conditions continued to sweep the national capital with the city recording a minimum temperature of 7 degrees Celsius on Thursday morning.
Visibility was reported at 25 meters due to dense fog in Bareilly, Lucknow, and Gorakhpur on Tuesday. Visibility of 50 meters was reported at Ganganagar, Patiala, Baharaich, and Purnea, IMD said.
The meteorological department had said that cold day conditions are very likely in isolated parts over Punjab, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh during the next 24 hours and it will improve thereafter.
A layer of dense fog early on Saturday morning engulfed the national capital affecting flight operations. 20 Delhi-bound trains are running late due to low visibility in the Northern Railway region.
Amid bone-chilling winter in North India, Delhi NCR recorded a minimum of 8 degrees Celsius on Saturday morning and a sunny day is predicted ahead, the weather department said.
Delhi recorded an above normal maximum temperature for a second consecutive day on Thursday after remaining in the grip of a prolonged cold spell, the longest since 1992. The city recorded a high of 23 degrees Celsius, three notches above normal, and a low of 4.6 degrees Celsius, three degrees below normal.
Delhi is witnessing the coldest December in years. Very dense fog covered the national capital region in the early hours of Monday, which led to a delay in the movement of several flights and trains, while 6 people died in a road accident resulting out of dense fog on the streets.
More than 100 trains were running late due to fog in Delhi which affected rail traffic under the Northern Railways with delays of up to two hours. Visibility dipped considerably due to the dense fog.
Due to low temperature and high humidity, the air quality was in the "severe" category in the morning. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data, Delhi's AQI at 8 am was at 430.
Transportation took a hit on Friday due to ongoing protests against the amended Citizenship Act. Over 100 trains were either cancelled or short terminated by Northeast Frontier Railway. Buses too did not ply in Guwahati, which has been the epicenter of the violence.
Due to the dense fog which enveloped several parts of the national capital on Friday, 55 trains were cancelled.
Total 10 flights were diverted from Delhi airport between 7.30 am and 9.30 and 55 trains were cancelled on Thursday.
A day after experiencing the coldest day of the season, Delhi woke up to a foggy morning on Sunday with the minimum temperature recorded at 6.4 degree Celsius.
The Railways had to cancel 36 trains, reschedule 30 while 85 trains were running late due to fog across the northern region, according to official data.
The low visibility also led to the cancellation of 21 trains and six flights. 24 trains have also been rescheduled due to fog in several parts of northern India.
Delhi on Sunday woke up to a foggy morning with the minimum temperature recorded at 6.4 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season's average
As per ANI report, 36 trains were delayed, 13 cancelled and 2 rescheduled due to low visibility and other operational reasons.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted a maximum temperature of 25 degrees Celsius during the day, with lows of 10 degrees Celsius.
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