Mercury rises to 19 deg C after foggy morning in Delhi

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jan 09 2017 | 7:29 PM IST
The maximum temperature today plunged to settle at 19.3 degrees Celsius, making it a cold day in the national capital, even as shallow to moderate fog during morning hours delayed services of 41 trains.
The minimum temperature settled at 8.6 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season's average and three degrees less than yesterday's maximum temperature, a MeT Department official said.
Visibility was recorded at 800 metres at 5.30 AM at Safdarjung which dropped to 600 metres at 8.30 AM and improved to 1,000 metres at 11.30 AM.
At Palam, visibility was 600 metres at 5.30 AM. It dropped to 150 metres at 8.30 AM and was recorded at 300 metres at 11.30 AM. It improved to 1,200 metres at 2.30 PM, the official said.
The humidity oscillated between 100 and 65 per cent.
The weatherman has forecast a mainly clear skies for tomorrow with mist and shallow fog in the morning.
"The maximum and minimum temperatures tomorrow are likely to hover around 17 and 7 degrees Celsius, respectively," the weatherman said.
Yesterday, the maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 20.2 and 11.6 degrees Celsius, respectively.

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First Published: Jan 09 2017 | 7:29 PM IST

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