Cold conditions prevailed in north India though mercury rose marginally across the region on Tuesday but dense fog affected road and rail traffic, leading to cancellation of 71 trains.
The weather was relatively warm in the national capital as the sun shone bright throughout the day with the maximum temperature settling at 25.1 degrees Celsius, five notches above the season’s average.
The minimum temperature was recoded at 8.5 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average, said a MeT department official.
Foggy conditions were witnessed in the morning and the visibility was recorded at 1,000 metres at 5.30 am which dropped to 600 metres at 8.30 am. The situation improved as the day progressed.
While the weather did not affect flight operations at IGI Airport, 10 Delhi-bound trains were reported to be running late due to fog and 71 trains were cancelled.
“Owing to fog, 71 trains have been cancelled while 10 Delhi bound trains including Rajdhani Express coming from Howrah, Sealdah, Bhubaneswar are running late. Purushottam Express and Howrah Duronto Express are running behind the schedule due to the bad weather,” said a Northern Railway official.
The humidity levels oscillated between 51 and 97 per cent. Cold conditions prevailed in Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan even as minimum temperatures hovered a few notches above normal level in most parts of the States.
The night temperature across Kashmir division rose by a few notches due to overcast conditions, providing some relief to the people of the valley and frontier ladakh region from the bone chilling cold.