Cold Monday morning in Delhi

It was a cold Monday morning here with the fog delaying as many as 34 trains and forcing the cancellation of five.

"There was moderate to dense fog in the morning with the visibility dropping to 500 metres at 8.30 a.m. The day will be partly cloudy," an India Meteorological Department official here said.

According to Northern Railway, 34 trains coming to the capital city were running late, while one train departing from Delhi was rescheduled. Five trains were cancelled.

The day's minimum temperature settled two levels below the season's average at 5.7 degrees Celsius, and the day's maximum temperature is likely to hover around 17 degrees Celsius.

Humidity at 8.30 a.m. was 89 percent.

Sunday's maximum temperature settled five notches below the season's average at 16 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperature was one notch below the season's average at 6.6 degrees Celsius.