Early this morning, vehicles on Delhi's were seen moving slowly with hazard lights on
Dense fog conditions in Delhi and other parts of north India brought visibility down to a minimum this morning, delaying at least 29 trains and 150 domestic flights. Cold wave conditions in the capital continued for the fifth consecutive day.
In the national capital, visibility was down to 200 metres early this morning. Vehicles were seen moving slowly through the fog cover with hazard lights on. In the early hours, authorities of Delhi airport put out a fog alert, saying low visibility procedures are in progress.
The Safdarjung observatory recorded a minimum temperature of 3.8 degrees Celsius this morning. The weather stations at Lodhi Road, Ayanagar and Ridge recorded a minimum temperature of 3.6 degrees, 3.2 degrees and 3.3 degrees, respectively.
Data from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) pointed to foggy conditions across north India. Punjab's Bhatinda reported 'zero' visibility, according to the weather department's data late last night.
The IMD this morning tweeted a satellite image of the fog cover that extended from Punjab and northwest Rajasthan to Uttar Pradesh, covering Haryana and Delhi.
According to Railways data, 29 trains were delayed by at least two hours due to low visibility.
The weather office had Saturday predicted that cold day conditions are likely to continue over northwest India for the next two days.
Delhi yesterday recorded a temperature of 1.9 degrees Celsius -- the second-lowest in the last decade.
The chilly weather conditions have prompted the Delhi government to issue an advisory to all private schools, asking them to remain shut till January 15.
