New Delhi: Delhi woke up to shivers this morning, its streets wrapped in a blanket of dense fog that brought visibility down to a minimum.
The temperature in the national capital this morning hovered around 7 degrees Celsius as a cold wave swept through north India. The minimum temperature was at the season’s lowest, about 3 degrees below normal.
Parts of Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Uttarakhand reported dense to very dense fog conditions. Drivers on Delhi’s streets kept hazard lights on while moving cautiously through the foggy streets.
On Sunday, the capital reported a cold day. According to the weather office, a cold day is when the minimum temperature is less than or equal to 10 degrees Celsius and the maximum temperature is at least 4.5 degrees Celsius below normal.