NEW DELHI: National capital was engulfed in fog on Wednesday morning as severe cold wave conditions continued in the city and its neighbouring areas. The minimum temperatures on Wednesday early morning were 7.8°C in Palam and 8.4°C in Safdarjung, according to the weathermen.#Delhi: Severe cold wave conditions persist in the national capital and the minimum temperature is expected to rema… https://t.co/ExuyxQoYBQ— TOI Delhi (@TOIDelhi) 1672191198000According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), dense to very dense fog is likely to continue over many parts of Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi, West UP and in isolated pockets over north Rajasthan on Wedesday. However, dense fog in isolated pockets is likely to continue over the above region during subsequent 3-4 days.The weathermen have also predicted cold wave conditions in isolated pockets over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi for today.Several airlines warned passengers of expected delay in departures and arrivals of flights due to prevailing weather conditions.#WeatherUpdate (28th Dec’22) : Due to expected poor visibility in Darbhanga (DBR), Delhi (DEL), Amritsar (ATQ), Jam… https://t.co/EGnznSoFzy— SpiceJet (@flyspicejet) 1672145169000All departures/arrivals and their consequential flights might get affected. The passengers are requested to keep a… https://t.co/YMV65XGgwz— SpiceJet (@flyspicejet) 1672145183000Capital under 18-hour fog cover, season’s longestThere was little respite for Delhiites on Tuesday with some pockets of the city shivering under ‘cold wave’ as well as ‘cold day’ conditions for the third day at a stretch.The maximum temperature at Safdarjung, the city’s base station, was 17. 2°C, three notches below normal and the minimum was 5. 6°C, a degree below normal — and lower than that of Dharamshala (6. 2°C) and Nainital (7. 2°C). Ayanagar, at 4°C, was the coldest area in the capital.The fog cover lasted from 7pm on Monday till 1pm the next day — the single longest duration this season.Nearly 100 flights delayed, 2 bound for Delhi divertedDense fog at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport for over 10 hours affected flight operations on Tuesday. Nearly 100 flights were delayed and two Delhi-bound flights were diverted to Jaipur. According to IMD, fog enveloped IGI airport from 7pm on Monday to 12.30pm on Tuesday, when the visibility dropped to below 1,000 metres. While dense fog was witnessed from 11.30pm to 10am, when visibility went below 200 metres.
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