Coldest Monday in Delhi in five years

“Due to the poor visibility, the arrival of 50 trains from various parts of the country to the national capital has been delayed while 12 trains have been rescheduled and one has been cancelled,” said an official of the Northern Railway.

A man exercises as fog envelops a park in New Delhi. (Source: PTI photo)

The fog also hit flight schedules – 16 departures were delayed by more than 15 minutes. But no flights were diverted or cancelled, an official at the capital’s Indira Gandhi International Airport said.

The Met Office has forecast a cloudy day ahead with dense fog in the evening.

“Monday ahead will be cloudy and fog is likely to remain throughout the day,” said an official of the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

Vijay Chowk of the national capital during a foggy morning as the temperature dropped, in New Delhi. (Source: PTI photo)

The maximum temperature is likely to hover around 16 degrees Celsius.

Humidity at 8.30 a.m. was 97 percent.

Sunday’s maximum temperature was recorded at 15 degrees Celsius, seven notches below the season’s average while the minimum temperature slumped to 6.4 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season’s average.