Weather Report: Delhi witness dip in temperature; several flights delayed
Delhi residents wake up to the chilly morning on Friday as the temperature continues to drop down affecting the air quality due to the lower wind speed in the national capital. IMD records the minimum temperature at 8.0-degree Celsius while the maximum temperature at 16.0-degree celsius today.
The dip in wind speed will make the air heavier (fog), leading to an increase in air pollution as per the experts. There will be dense fog in parts of Delhi-NCR.
♦ Visibility recorded at 0830 hours IST of today (200m or less): Delhi (Palam) & Baghdogra-25 each; Amritsar, Ganganagar, Karnal, Bhiwani, Narnaul, Hissar, Aligarh, Daltonganj & Cooch Behar-50 each; Kalpa, Rohtak, Delhi (Safdarjung), Pantnagar, Khajuraho, Varanasi & Majbat-200.
— India Met. Dept. (@Indiametdept) December 20, 2019
Owing to the bad weather flights operation has also been affected at the Indira Gandhi International Airport. Several flights will get delayed throughout the day so passengers are requested to contact the airline concerned for updated flight information, as per Delhi airport official tweet.
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Delhi Airport (VIDP) reported 0 visibility in morning hours (0130 hrs IST to 0700 hrs IST of today, 20.12.2019). Also Baghdogra reported 0 visibility at 0630 hrs IST of today, 20.12.2019.
— IMD Weather (@IMDWeather) December 20, 2019
Update issued at 1000 hours: pic.twitter.com/gpSTvxfmut
— Delhi Airport (@DelhiAirport) December 20, 2019
Entire north India is in the grip of cold wave. Most parts of Himachal Pradesh witnessed dry and overcast conditions with Kyelang at minus 12 degrees Celsius recording the lowest temperature in the sate.
Today’s weather is expected to remain partly cloudy and there are also chances of light rain by the end of the day. Talking about the air quality then as per AQI, the overall air is recorded 362 at 4 pm. An AQI between 201 and 300 is considered 'poor', 301-400 'very poor' and 401-500 'severe', while the AQI above 500 falls in the 'severe plus' category.
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First published: 20 December 2019, 11:23 IST