Snowfall in north,cyclone down south brings chill home

The cloud cover in the morning did not let up totally before 8 am.

“There are two phenomena effecting Delhi,” an official at the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. “While cold winds from Jammu and Kashmir is adding to the chill,the cyclone in southern India is moving towards north,so we are predicting rain here if the conditions are right.”

The drizzle would,of course,bring down the mercury further.

On Thursday,the IMD predicts thunder during the day and mist in the morning. For the weekend,the weatherman predicts that days will remain windy — a good sign,for winds bring down the pollution level.

According to experts,the maximum temperature is expected to remain around 25 degrees Celsius for the next two or three days.

Flights affected
Visibility went down to 300 metres at 6 am at IGI Airport on Wednesday,thereby affecting flights. Officials said 30 flights to and from Delhi were delayed by between 30 minutes and an hour. “CAT-II situation was witnessed at the Delhi airport on Wednesday morning,” an airport official said. “The normal visibility was 300 metres and RVR was 500 metres from 6 am to 8 am.”

Meteorological officials said more fog is expected in the coming week,and dense fog is expected to hit the city in the first week of December.

The official said fog is likely to affect flight schedules in the coming days due to unavailability of CAT III-trained pilots. “There is a need of combination of CAT III-trained pilot,CAT III-equipped aircraft and Instrument Landing System to operate in near zero visibility,” the official said .