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Delhi Records 3.8°C, Wakes Up To This Winter’s Coldest Morning; Dense Fog Affects Flights, Trains

Delhites woke up the coldest morning of the winter season wrapped up in thick fog blankets.

by Shreya Ghosh
Delhi Records 3.8°C, Wakes Up To This Winter’s Coldest Morning; Dense Fog Affects Flights, Trains

Delhites are shivering this winter season as the temperatures are dropping by the day. Not just the shivers and chills of the winters but the city is also surrounded by thick blankets of fog quite often. On Friday, the people of the national capital woke up to the coldest morning of the winter season. The minimum temperature decreased to 3.8°C.

Delhi Witnessed The Coldest Morning Of This Winter Season

Taking to the X (formerly Twitter) platform, Capt_Ck (@Capt_Ck) shared a video of the Delhi roads covered in sheets of fog.

The city was completely wrapped in dense fog this morning. The conditions turned so intense that the visibility dropped to zero and it ended up disrupting the scheduled services of flights and trains. The fog blankets in most parts of Delhi delayed the flight and train operations. As stated by the Railways, 23 trains reaching Delhi from different parts of India got delayed because of the foggy surroundings. These trains are running late as they got delayed by around 6 hours.

About an hour ago, Delhi Airport (@DelhiAirport) shared updates about the present situation of flight operations at the airport.

The visibility was zero at the Indira Gandhi International Airport. This disturbed the flight schedules on Friday. The thick sheets of fog delayed the flights coming and leaving the airport by a few hours. The delaying period was about 1 to 4 hours, according to a report by India Today. In a recent announcement, the airport stated that the landings and take-offs are continuing and there are probable chances that flights that are not CAT I complaint might face some impacts.

Also read: As Delhi Temperatures Dip To 5.5°C, 20 Trains Delayed In Delhi Due To Low Visibility, Dense Fog

Foggy Conditions Predicted To Continue In The Next Few Days

Dr. Monica (@monica722905) shared a video of the city covered in fog this morning.

Not only Delhi but several places in North India are waking up to surroundings covered in thick fog. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted dense to very dense fog in the morning hours in some places in Chandigarh, Haryana, and Punjab from January 12 to 16. The same is likely to occur in some parts of East and West Uttar Pradesh on January 12 and 13.

Also read: Air India Launches FogCare Programme For Delhi Flyers; Offers Free Flight Rescheduling & Cancelling

How is the weather in your city?

Cover Image Courtesy: X (formerly Twitter)/ Dr. Monica (@monica722905)

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