Dense fog severely disrupted air and rail traffic in the Capital on Monday with the airport witnessing near zero visibility early in the morning.
Nearly 150 flights and more than 60 trains were affected due to dense fog.
While 139 flights got delayed due to poor visibility conditions at Indira Gandhi International Airport here, eight flights were cancelled and two arrivals had to be diverted to nearby airports.
Rail traffic was also affected with 35 Delhi-bound trains running late, 28 trains had to be rescheduled and one was cancelled.
Visibility started dropping at the Delhi airport from the early hours of Monday with visibility dipping below 50 metres by 4 a.m.
Relief by noon
Visibility started improving only after 9.30 a.m, and by noon low visibility procedures were lifted at the IGI airport.
The visibility was recorded at 300 metres at 5.30 a.m. at Safdarjung, which after three hours dropped to around 50 metres before significantly improving to 1,500 metres at 11.30 a.m.
The minimum temperature was recorded at 9.5 degrees Celsius, a notch above normal, while the maximum temperature was recorded at 22.5 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year.
Humidity oscillated between 100 and 52 per cent.
Forecast
The MeT department has forecast clear skies for Tuesday with the likelihood of moderate to dense fog in the morning.
The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to hover around 23 and 10 degrees Celsius, respectively.
