Another chilly morning in Delhi, 79 trains delayed

Delhiites on Friday woke up to another chilly morning with moderate to dense fog engulfing the city which continued to disrupt rail traffic with 8 trains cancelled and 79 delayed.

The minimum temperature settled two notches below the season’s average at 6.3 degrees Celsius.

“Visibility was 700 metres at 8.30 AM and the humidity recorded was 94 per cent,” a MeT official said.

The weatherman has predicted mainly clear sky for the day. “The maximum temperature is likely to settle at 17 degrees Celsius,” a MeT official said. While eight trains were cancelled 79 of them were running late. Timings of three trains including the Amritsar-Nanded Sachkhand express, Amritsar-New Delhi Express and Jalandhar-New Delhi express have been rescheduled,” a railway official said.

However, no diversion or cancellation of flights due to fog was reported, according to airport authorities. Yesterday, the minimum temperature settled two notches below normal at 6 degrees Celsius and the maximum was recorded at 16 degrees Celsius, six notches below normal.