New Delhi: Nearly 90 trains were delayed due to fog here Friday, an official said. The Northern Railway said 63 trains coming to Delhi and 27 leaving the national capital were rescheduled due to fog. An official said no train was cancelled.
The fog also hit flights but marginally. Two departures were delayed by more than 15 minutes but no flight was diverted or cancelled, another official said.
Visibility in Delhi at 8.30 a.m. was 200 meters, the India Meteorological Department said.Parts of the capital woke up to dense fog today with the mercury dropping to 7.4 degrees Celsius, one degree below the season's average.
With the maximum temperature being recorded at 17.4 degrees Celsius, five degrees below normal, the MeT had declared cold day conditions in Delhi yesterday.
Predicting party cloudy skies, the weatherman said that maximum temperature may rise to 18 degrees Celsius today.
"The skies will remain party cloudy with moderate to dense fog in the morning," a weather official said.
Humidity in the air was recorded as 89 per cent at 8.30 AM. Yesterday, the minimum temperature had settled at 7.4 degrees Celsius.
