Thick fog delays 25 trains in Delhi
The Hindu
Thick fog blankets New Delhi, delaying trains, with a minimum temperature of 10.5 degrees Celsius and 'very poor' air quality.
New Delhi
Thick fog blanketed Delhi early Tuesday (January 7, 2025), reducing visibility and delaying 25 trains. The city recorded a minimum temperature of 10.5 degrees Celsius.
"Minimum visibility of 150 metres in dense fog with northwesterly winds at 11-13 kmph was reported over Palam between 5 and 5.30 am, gradually improving to 700 metres in shallow fog with westerly winds at 13 kmph by 8.30 am," the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
At Safdarjung, the minimum visibility was 500 metres, it said.
Due to the foggy weather, a total of 25 trains were delayed till 6 am, an official said.
The minimum temperature in Delhi increased marginally to 10.5 degrees Celsius, 3.6 notches above normal, from 9.6 degrees Celsius on Monday, according to the IMD.
The humidity level was 92% at 8.30 a.m.
Dense fog blankets Punjab and Haryana, reducing visibility to zero in Amritsar, with temperatures dropping significantly across the region.
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