Wintry conditions prevailed in the national Capital on Saturday with the minimum temperature settling at seven degrees Celsius, a notch below the normal, while morning fog resulted in cancellation of five trains and delayed 45 others.
The maximum temperature was recorded at 19.8 degrees, also a notch below the season's average, said an official of the Indian Meteorological Department.
The visibility was recorded at 1200 meters at 5.30 AM at Safdarjung which after three hours dropped to 400 meters. It improved to 800 meters at 11.30 am and improved significantly to 1500 meters at 2.30 pm. At Palam, the visibility was constant at 300 meters both at 5.30 and 8.30 am. It improved to 1200 meters at 2.30 pm, the official said.
Early morning fog disrupted rail services with 45 North-bound trains running late and 23 being rescheduled and five others cancelled, according to a senior railway official.
At least 30 trains were running late and five cancelled due to dense fog in parts of North India on Saturday morning, a railway official said.
The status of the delayed and cancelled trains was last updated till 5.30 a.m. on Saturday. According to the Northern Railway official, four trains were rescheduled. The cancelled trains included Bhagalpur-Anand Vihar Garib Rath Express, Hazrat Nizamuddin- Jhansi Taj Express, Jaisalmer-Kathgodam Ranikhet Express Train and Ajmer-Jammu Tawi AExpress.
The Met office has forecast partly cloudy skies for the rest of the day."The maximum temperature is expected to settle at 21 degrees, "the weatherman said.