A blanket of dense fog enveloped the city on Thursday, delaying 14 flights and 60 trains. “The minimum temperature recorded at 8.30 am was 5 degrees Celsius, two notches below normal while the humidity was recorded at 100 per cent,” a MeT official said. The visibility was recorded at 300 metres at 5.30 am which improved to 500 metres at 8.30 am.
Airport officials said 14 flights were delayed. According to a Railway official, 60 trains were running late due to fog, 18 trains had to be rescheduled and 14 cancelled.
The weatherman has predicted a clear afternoon on Friday with maximum temperature at 19 degrees Celsius.