Delhi Weather: Flights Delayed As Fog Disrupts Visibility, Cold Conditions Prevail In Capital

As fog shrouds the national capital, several flight operations were delayed at IGI airport due to low visibility amid the fog.

As fog shrouds the national capital, several flight operations were delayed at IGI airport due to low visibility amid the fog. ( Image Source :PTI )

Delhi Weather Update: The residents of the national capital witnessed a foggy morning on Sunday as a layer of haze shrouded parts of the city amid cold weather conditions. Flight services were affected due to low visibility. 

VIDEO | Fog shrouds parts of Delhi-NCR. Visuals from Kartavya Path. pic.twitter.com/srJKgrq0Zm

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) February 11, 2024

Several flight operations were delayed at IGI airport due to low visibility amid the fog.  

#WATCH | Delhi: Several flight operations delayed at IGI airport due to low visibility amid the fog. pic.twitter.com/zRKTXnDMnn

— ANI (@ANI) February 11, 2024

Amid the cold weather conditions, people were seen sitting around the bonfire to keep themselves warm.

#WATCH | Delhi: People sit around the bonfire to keep themselves warm as cold weather conditions continue in the national capital.

(Visuals from Mata Sundri Road, shot at 6.00 am) pic.twitter.com/BEwklxnFJ1

— ANI (@ANI) February 11, 2024

Meanwhile, cold weather conditions continued to prevail in Punjab and Haryana on Sunday with minimum temperatures hovering below the normal levels at several places.

According to the India Meteorological Department's (IMD) weather bulletin, Bathinda was the coldest in Punjab recording a low of 4.4 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season's average. The minimum temperatures of Ludhiana and Patiala were 8.1 degrees Celsius and 7.3 degrees Celsius, up to two degrees below the normal, the bulletin stated.

The weather office said that Pathankot, Amritsar, Faridkot and Gurdaspur experienced cold weather conditions with the mercury dropping to 6.1 degrees Celsius, 4.6 degrees Celsius, 4.5 degrees Celsius and 6.5 degrees Celsius respectively. In Haryana, Hisar was the coldest with a low of 5.3 degrees Celsius, four notches below the normal, the bulletin showed.

Ambala recorded its minimum at 9.1 degrees Celsius, it added. Karnal, Narnaul, Rohtak, Bhiwani and Sirsa registered their minimums at 6.3 degrees Celsius, 9.3 degrees Celsius, 9 degrees Celsius, 8.9 degrees Celsius and 7 degrees Celsius respectively.