According to the Meteorological Department data, Safdarjung recorded a minimum temperature of 2.2 degrees Celsius. A minimum temperature of 2 degrees Celsius was recorded at Lodhi Road.
Passengers are likely to face inconvenience as over 32 long-distance trains are running behind their schedule by up to seven hours or more due to fog and bad weather conditions on Saturday.
The Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi, in an advisory to the passengers, has said that several procedures have been undertaken at the airport to counter the menace of low visibility at the airport.
The cold condition will remain the same for the next two days in the district. Besides, it is also predicted that the temperature would remain around 0.3 degrees celsius on Friday night.
Giant Fog and low clouds continued to cover an area of 10 lakh sq km over Pakistan-India-Bangladesh across north and central and eastern parts of India on Thursday, the India Meteorological Department said.
Delhi's AQI is also forecast to remain likely in the 'very poor' category till January 13. The fog has reduced visibility all over North India and Delhi airport issued a fog alert for passengers. Many trains are also running late owing to the .dense fog
All flight operations are currently normal and the passengers are requested to contact the airline concerned for updated flight information, the authorities added.
Gwalior has been the coldest in the state as it recorded the lowest temperature at 4.5 degree celsius. This time Guna became the second coldest region in the state where the dip in mercury was recorded at 5.7 degree celsius. Similarly, Bhopal recorded the minimum temperature at 7.4 degree ce
Many trains are also running late due to the prevailing fog.
"Darbanga-New Delhi special, Puri-New Delhi Purushottam exp, Banaras-New Delhi Special, Sultanpur- Anand vihar exp, Ayodhya Cantt- Delhi Jn. Exp.," as per the Indian Railways among others are running late.
IMD said that the cold wave conditions will very likely continue over northwest India during the next three days and thereafter, decrease in intensity.