The national capital, New Delhi, experienced dense fog and a drop in minimum temperature to a record-breaking 3.6 degrees Celsius on Saturday, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The city was shrouded in dense to moderate fog, with Safdarjung recording the lowest visibility at 300 meters at 7:30 a.m., while Palam recorded 350 meters at 8 a.m. The IMD categorizes fog intensity into four types: shallow, moderate, dense, and very dense. The visibility ranges for these categories are 999 m to 500 m, 499 m to 200 m, 199 m to 50 m, and less than 50 m, respectively.
Indian Railways reported that 18 trains were running late due to the fog and cold waves. The IMD had previously indicated the likelihood of cold wave to severe cold wave conditions in North India for the next two days, with cold day to severe day wave conditions expected over the plains of Northwest India for the next three days before subsiding.
The agency also predicted the continuation of dense to very dense fog conditions in North India over the next five days. Minimum temperatures in the range of 3-7 degrees Celsius are expected in various parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, south Rajasthan, north Madhya Pradesh, and isolated pockets of Bihar, as per the IMD's daily bulletin.
(With Agency Inputs)
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