Fog in Delhi, parts of NCR; extreme cold weather likely to continue for next few days

Heavy fog caused visibility issues in several areas of the national capital on Wednesday morning as people in Delhi and the National Capital Region awoke. As predicted by the IMD, the maximum temperature in Delhi is expected to reach approximately 20 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperature was only 9 degrees on Wednesday. In the […]

by Sagarika Gautam - January 3, 2024, 11:06 am

Heavy fog caused visibility issues in several areas of the national capital on Wednesday morning as people in Delhi and the National Capital Region awoke. As predicted by the IMD, the maximum temperature in Delhi is expected to reach approximately 20 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperature was only 9 degrees on Wednesday. In the coming days, Delhi is expected to experience extremely low temperatures, with a minimum of 7 degrees Celsius on January 3, according to IMD.

According to the Met Department “Visibility Recorded (at 530 am today) (was less than 200 metres): Rajasthan: Bikaner, Jaipur & Ajmer-50 each; Jammu Division: Jammu-200; Haryana: Ambala-200; East Madhya Pradesh: Sagar-200. Current Visibility over Delhi: Sardarjung-500m and Palam-600m.”
Visuals from the Indira Gandhi International airport showed dense fog over the airport. Several flights to and from Delhi were delayed due to low visibility.
At least 26 trains arrived late due to fog in the national capital, Indian Railways said.
Trains which arrived late in the national capital include Bhopal- Nizamuddin, Bangalore- Nizamuddin, Bhubaneshwar- New Delhi Rajdhani, Ranikamlapati Bhopal- New Delhi, Howrah- New Delhi Duronto, Chennai- New Delhi, Puri- New Delhi Purushottam Exp, Kanpur-New Delhi Shramshakti, Howrah- New Delhi Poorva Exp, Saharsa- New Delhi Vaishali Exp, Rewa- Anand Vihar Exp, Prayagraj-New Delhi Exp, Azamgarh- Delhi Kaifiyat Exp, Bhagalpur- Anand Vihar Exp, Rajendranagar-New Delhi, Banaras- New Delhi Exp, Ambedkarnagar- Katra Exp, Chennai- New Delhi GT, Chennai – New Delhi, Hyderabad- New Delhi, Ranikamlapati-Nizamuddin, Katihar-Amritsar Exp, Jammutawi- Ajmer Exp, Kamakhya-Delhi Exp, Ferozpur-sey and Ajmer-Katra Exp.