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Cold, misty morning in Delhi, dense fog to remain for 2 days

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Residents of Delhi woke up to a misty Thursday morning as the minimum temperature settled at 6.6 degrees Celsius, slightly below the seasonal average, according to the weather department.

The Indian Meteorological Department has issued a yellow alert, warning of moderate to dense fog at isolated places in the city for the next two days.

As a result of the low visibility caused by the fog, eighteen trains heading towards New Delhi are experiencing delays.

The Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport faced dense fog with visibility ranging between 50 and 100 meters from 12:30 am to 6:30 am. However, conditions have improved, and the current visibility is reported to be 300 meters, as stated in a tweet by the IMD.

The weather office categorizes visibility levels, with 0-50 meters considered very dense fog, 51-200 meters as dense, 201-500 meters as moderate, and 501-1,000 meters as shallow.

The maximum temperature for the day is anticipated to be around 18 degrees Celsius.

According to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the Air Quality Index (AQI) at 9 am was recorded at 368. The AQI scale categorizes values between zero and 50 as good, 51-100 as satisfactory, 101-200 as moderate, 201-300 as poor, 301-400 as very poor, and 401-500 as severe.

At 8:30 am, the relative humidity was reported to be 94 percent, according to the IMD bulletin.

(With PTI inputs)

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