NEW DELHI, Jan 4 (Agencies): Delhi’s minimum temperature plunged to the season’s lowest of 4.4 degrees Celsius on Wednesday morning even as a dense layer of fog lowered visibility to 200 metres, affecting the movement of road and rail traffic, officials said.
At least 19 trains to Delhi were delayed by one-and-a-half to four-and-a-half hours due to the foggy weather, a railways spokesperson said.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) shared satellite images that showed a thick layer of fog over the Indo-Gangetic plains and adjoining central and eastern parts of the country.
“Dense fog layer persists over Indo-Gangetic plains. It is likely to persist for the next 2-3 days and gradually reduce thereafter,” an IMD official said.
The Palam observatory at the Indira Gandhi International Airport logged a visibility level of 200 metres at 5.30am.
The Safdarjung observatory, Delhi’s primary weather station, recorded a minimum temperature of 4.4 degrees Celsius, three notches below normal.
Cold wave conditions are set to return to the capital on Thursday and the mercury may drop to 4 degrees, the IMD has forecast.