Biting cold coupled with bone-chilling winds gripped the national Capital on Thursday as the mercury dipped to 7.4°C while the minimum plummeted to 17.6°C, which was a good five notches below normal for this time of the year. The city was also enveloped with thick fog early in the morning because of which over 20 trains and several flights were disrupted. The Met Department has predicted similar weather condition on Friday.
According to an official of the Northern Railway, 15 trains coming to Delhi were delayed due to fog while nine were rescheduled till 5 p.m. Six flights were diverted, said an official of the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport. There shall be no respite for city dwellers on Friday and the morning will see “moderate to dense” fog, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. “There will be moderate to dense fog tomorrow (Friday) morning. The day would be cloudy and chilly,” an IMD official said.
The maximum and minimum temperatures were likely to hover around 18°C and 8°C, respectively. Thursday’s maximum temperature settled five notches below the season’s average at 17.6°C while the minimum was 7.4°C, a notch below average. The day’s maximum humidity was recorded at 97 per cent.
Wednesday’s maximum temperature was 19.6°C, three notches below the season’s average, while the minimum was 9.2°C, slightly above average.