Winds likely to bring mercury further down in the Delhi
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert predicting a dense to very dense fog over Delhi-NCR for Monday morning.
It was a misty Thursday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 8 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season’s average, the weather office said.
Visibility stood at 800 metres and the humidity was recorded at 87 per cent at 8.30 a.m. The maximum temperature is likely to hover around 23 degrees Celsius.
The Railways cancelled 22 trains while 30 trains were delayed and nine rescheduled due to fog in several parts of northern India.
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The Met has predicted a clear day ahead. “There will be mist or shallow fog in the morning,” an India Meteorological Department (IMD) official said.
The maximum temperature on Monday settled at 23.4 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average while the minimum temperature was recorded at 6.8 degrees Celsius, the season’s average.
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