A thick layer of fog blanketed Delhi and neighbouring areas as North India continued to reel under a cold wave. Visibility was significantly reduced at airports across the region, disrupting flight services.

At New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI), 37 flights were delayed, and one was cancelled. In a latest advisory, the airport authorities stated that while landings and takeoffs continue, flights that are not equipped for low-visibility landings (CAT III A compliant) may be affected due to the prevailing weather conditions.Meanwhile, the weather department’s 7-day forecast indicates that from Wednesday, the minimum temperature will start dipping, and by Friday, it is expected to drop to 5 degrees Celsius.

Anticipating dense to very dense fog conditions, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange warning for Delhi on Wednesday and a yellow alert for Thursday and Friday.

In the past 24 hours, the maximum temperature in Delhi was recorded at 16.2 degrees Celsius, which is 2.8 degrees below normal, and the minimum temperature was 7.4 degrees, which was 5 degrees above normal. It marked a 3.1-notch fall from Tuesday’s temperature.