Delhi colder than Nainital today amid severe cold wave; train & air travel hit | Latest News India
Amid intense cold wave in Delhi and its neighbouring states in north India, the national capital’s minimum temperature on Tuesday was recorded to be lower than the hill city of Nainital in Uttarakhand, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. Data showed that while the minimum temperature at Delhi’s Safdarjung – the official weather station of the capital – dipped to 5.6 degrees Celsius, the same in Nainital settled at 7.2 degrees Celsius. The lowest minimum temperature in Delhi was recorded at Ayanagar at 4 degrees Celsius as the city shivered in extreme cold conditions. Safdarjung recorded the capital’s lowest minimum temperature thus far this winter season at 5.3 degrees Celsius on Thursday. Pictures from earlier this morning showed Delhi covered in thick blanket of fog that considerably reduced visibility levels, causing people to turn the headlights of their vehicles on to improve the situation. Also Read | Winter in full glory: Hailstorm in Assam, snowfall in Kashmir | Watch The visibility levels at Palam and Safdarjung airport was recorded at 50 metres at 8.30am. Delhi …