Weather Update: Spine chilling cold in Delhi; temperature dips to 2.4 degree Celsius
Delhi wakes up to spine chilling weather with biting wind on Saturday. It is one of the coldest days of the season as the minimum temperature plummeted to 2. 4 degree Celsius in the morning while the maximum temperature stands at 13 degree Celsius, as per IMD.
The dense fog has enveloped the city reducing visibility and affecting vehicular movement in the streets. Due to heavy fog in the morning, four flights have been diverted from Delhi airport, as per airport officials.
At 0600-0630 hrs IST of today 28.12.2019 visibility reported (in meters) Delhi Airport 0000 m, Gaya 0100m, Mohanbari 0050 m. Latest RGB composite Satellite imageries shows the fog over northern part of the country. pic.twitter.com/FjYrit0O8C
— IMD Weather (@IMDWeather) December 28, 2019
The dense fog has enveloped the city reducing visibility and affecting vehicular movement in the streets. Due to heavy fog in the morning, four flights have been diverted from Delhi airport, as per airport officials. The flights are operating at the airport under CAT III B conditions, which means that the runway visual range (RVR) is between 50 metre and 175 metres. "Four flights have been diverted from the airport till 8.52 am today," the official said. Passengers are requested to contact the airline concerned for updated flight information.
Update issued at 0500 hours#Fog #FogAlert #DelhiAirport pic.twitter.com/wGCeI6LQfN
— Delhi Airport (@DelhiAirport) December 27, 2019
Update issued at 0140 hours #DelhiAirport pic.twitter.com/FQL8WaFchw
— Delhi Airport (@DelhiAirport) December 27, 2019
A fresh Western Disturbance is likely to affect the Western Himalayan region from 30th December night onwards. Ground frost very likely in isolated pockets over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi, south Uttar Pradesh and north Rajasthan.
Dense fog very likely in isolated pockets over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, north Rajasthan, north Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim, Odisha, Assam & Meghalaya and Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura.
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First published: 28 December 2019, 10:28 IST