Dense fog reduces visibility, flights delayed as Delhi wakes up to freezing Sunday morning
Meanwhile, the Indian Meteorological Department issued an alert amid the bone-chilling cold.
Meanwhile, the Indian Meteorological Department issued an alert amid the bone-chilling cold.
A forecast by the Met Department suggested that visibility may reduce to 0050 meters in very dense fog and it may improve to 0400 meters in moderate fog today at the IGI airport.
IMD noted that the minimum temperature dropped to 9.6 degrees Celsius, which is two notches below the seasonal average.
Already reeling under a cold wave since the beginning of the new year, residents in the national capital on Friday woke to a chilly morning with a thick layer of fog.
Already reeling under a cold wave since the beginning of the new year, residents in the national capital on Wednesday woke to a chilly morning with a thick layer of fog.
Dense to very dense fog was observed over parts of Punjab, Northwest Rajasthan, Jammu division, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Tripura
Due to low visibility and fog that have delayed flight operations, major airlines have shared the weather advisories to the travelling passengers requesting them to keep a check on flight status and crowding at the Delhi airport amidst the on-going coronavirus pandemic.
Several flights delayed too; over 1500 trains have been cancelled across the country due to low visibility
While the showers brought the temperatures down, the rains led to a congestion of air traffic over the national capital leading to the delay of many flights.
A moderate fog cover over the national capital region disrupted train and flight operations as visibility dropped to 300 metres…
