Minimum temperatures high, but no respite from chill

The Met department, however, expects the trend to reverse over the next week. The forecast for Sunday predicts a cloudy sky, with a slightly lesser minimum temperature of 13 degrees Celsius, and starting Monday the temperature is expected to dip to 10 degrees Celsius.

However, with the maximum temperatures dipping constantly, Delhites will have to keep donning more woollens, with no respite from the chill anytime soon. Saturday saw the maximum temperature dip to 20.7 degrees Celsius, almost 3 degrees below normal. Meanwhile, high minimum temperatures are not acting a deterrent to the usual winter bane 8211; foggy conditions continue to make life difficult for airport authorities and air travellers. 8220;We announce foggy weather whenever visibility dips to 1 kilometre. It has already dipped to 800 metre,8221; the officer on duty at the Safdarjung Met said.

Foggy condition is likely to prevail over the next one week, with the weatherman predicting 8220;a partly cloudy sky with shallow fog for the next 24 hours in the Capital8221;. The BBC, on the other hand has predicted 8220;a light drizzle8221; on Sunday, with 8220;sunny conditions8221; from Monday to Wednesday.