New Delhi: The city recorded its most dense spell of fog since 2010 and the second most dense one in the past eight years between January 4 and 6. Low visibility conditions set in around 5.30pm on Saturday and improved only around 11.30am on Monday, clocking 42 hours of dense fog. The good news is that dense fog hours will reduce considerably over the next three days but there might be some rain at isolated areas on Wednesday.
Met department officials said that a calming of winds and a drop in temperatures led to the formation of fog on Saturday. It was initially not very dense but by 2.30am on Saturday, visibility had reduced considerably. Poor visibility conditions remained for three hours.
"However, while the fog showed signs of improvement in the morning, there was really not much change in the situation though the day. All through Saturday afternoon, visibility fluctuated between 400m and 600m. At 6.30pm, the situation suddenly worsened due to heavy moisture incursion from west Delhi.
07/01/14 Times of India
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Met department officials said that a calming of winds and a drop in temperatures led to the formation of fog on Saturday. It was initially not very dense but by 2.30am on Saturday, visibility had reduced considerably. Poor visibility conditions remained for three hours.
"However, while the fog showed signs of improvement in the morning, there was really not much change in the situation though the day. All through Saturday afternoon, visibility fluctuated between 400m and 600m. At 6.30pm, the situation suddenly worsened due to heavy moisture incursion from west Delhi.
07/01/14 Times of India
