According to IMD, similar weather is expected to be continue till the weekend, with moderate to dense fog likely in the mornings.
New Delhi: The national capital woke up to another chilly morning on Thursday, with a thick blanket of fog enveloping the region. The cold wave conditions that gripped the Delhi-NCR region for the past few days snapped on a sunny morning on Wednesday. According to Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) similar temperatures are expected to continue till Saturday with moderate to dense fog likely in the mornings. Sunny days are expected till the weekend as the maximum temperature to hover between 18-20°C. On Wednesday, the minimum temperature was 5.8 degrees Celsius, which was Delhi’s highest since January 11.
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Delhi Weather Forecast
The weather department defines a ‘coldwave’ as when the minimum temperature is 4.5°C or below normal. The cold wave can be classified in the plains when the minimum reading is 4°C or lower for two or more days. The minimum temperature of the national capital was 3.5°C on Tuesday, 3.3°C on Monday, 3.5°C on Sunday, 3.6°C on Saturday and 3.9°C on Friday.
“The slight rise in minimum temperature was due to a change in wind direction, from northwesterly to easterly. While northwesterly winds are colder, easterly winds are much warmer. We also saw an increase in wind speed, to over 10 km/hr at night time, which reduced the fog intensity,” said IMD scientist Kuldeep Srivastava, adding that coldwave conditions were unlikely in the next three to four days.
The maximum temperature of the national capital also rose marginally with a maximum of 18.2°C — two degrees below normal. A day earlier the temperature was 17.4°C. The daytime temperature is expected to hover between 18-20°C till the weekend, making for sunny days.
Throughout Wednesday, a steady breeze kept the fog at bay, ensuring that visibility did not drop to zero for the first time in three days.
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Delhi Weather Forecast: 18 Trains, Several Flights Delayed Due To Fog
As many as 18 to Delhi from various parts of the country are running late due to dense fog conditions as on 18th January, news agency ani reported. several flights have also been delayed due to the dense fog in the morning.
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Yesterday, around 50 flights were delayed, while 10 were cancelled. As per airport officials no flights were diverted in the morning.
As many 800 flights have been diverted, 40 cancelled and 15 diverted at the Delhi airport in the past three days. As many as 20 trains were delayed by over an hour on Wednesday.
