Delhi sees moderate fog, minimum temperature settles at 8.9 degrees Celsius

Train services were impacted due to fog with 14 Delhi-bound trains delayed, according to officials.
Commuters drive amidst morning smog in New Delhi. (Photo | Shekhar yadav, EPS)
Commuters drive amidst morning smog in New Delhi. (Photo | Shekhar yadav, EPS)

NEW DELHI: Delhi witnessed moderate fog on Saturday morning while the minimum temperature settled at 8.9 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season's average, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

The visibility at Safdarjung, Delhi's main weather station, and Palam was 500 metres at 5.30 am, the IMD said.

The relative humidity stood at 100 per cent at 8.30 am.

Train services were impacted due to fog with 14 Delhi-bound trains delayed, according to officials.

Delhi's Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 315, in the 'very poor' category, at 9 am, according to Central Pollution Control Board data.

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