Winter continued to elude Delhiites as a warm sunny day prevailed in the national Capital with the maximum temperature settling at 25.5 degrees Celsius, five notches above the normal on Monday.
The minimum temperature was recorded at 8.5 degrees Celsius, two
notches above the season’s average, said a MeT department official.
Foggy conditions were witnessed in the morning and the visibility was recorded 400 meters at 5.30 am. It increased to 600 meters at 8.30 am and subsequently to 2,500 meters by afternoon.
According to a railway official, 30 Delhi-bound trains were delayed and 52 were cancelled due to fog. The humidity levels oscillated between 40 and 97 per cent. The weather office has predicted mainly clear skies for Tuesday.
Moderate to dense fog may occur in some areas. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to hover at 25 and 9 degrees,” the weatherman said.
On Sunday, the maximum temperature was recorded at 24.4 degrees Celsius while the minimum settled at 8.7 degrees Celsius.