Old wave has gripped north India (File)

New Delhi:

Amid a chilly wave prevailing in components of northern India, Safdarjung in Delhi recorded a minimal temperature of 1.9 levels Celsius, the India Meteorological Department stated on Sunday.

Meanwhile, Aya Nagar additionally in Delhi recorded a minimal temperature of two.6 levels Celsius, whereas Lodhi Road recorded 2.8 levels Celsius and Palam 5.2 levels Celsius, the IMD added.

A thick layer of fog coated Delhi and its adjoining areas on Sunday morning reducing visibility. The nationwide capital and close by states proceed to witness extreme chilly and fog situations.

Around 20 flights from the Indira Gandhi International Airport had been delayed on Sunday attributable to foggy climate and different operational points, stated an official on the Delhi airport.

A Northern Railway spokesperson stated 42 trains had been delayed by one hour to 5 hours as a result of foggy situations.

The IMD has predicted chilly wave and chilly day situations to proceed over northwest India through the subsequent two days until Monday.

According to the climate division, minimal temperatures are very more likely to rise by about 2 levels Celsius over many components of the plains of Northwest India after two days from Tuesday onwards. No important change in minimal temperatures may be very seemingly over east India through the subsequent three days until Tuesday and an increase of about 2 to three levels Celsius thereafter.

A fall of two to three levels Celsius in minimal temperatures may be very seemingly over Madhya Pradesh through the subsequent two days until Monday with no important change through the subsequent three days until Thursday, the climate division stated.

“Due to the continuation of prevailing light winds and high moisture near the surface over Indo-Gangetic plains, dense to very dense fog is very likely to continue in some/many parts during the night and morning hours over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi and Uttar Pradesh during next two days till Monday and in isolated pockets thereafter for subsequent three days over the region,” the IMD stated. 

Very Dense fog in remoted pockets may be very seemingly over Uttarakhand, north Rajasthan, Bihar, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim, Assam and Tripura through the subsequent three days until Tuesday, the climate workplace stated, including that very floor frost situations will prevail in remoted locations of north Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh on January 8-9.