At 5:30 AM, the mercury dipped to 4.6 degrees near Safdarjung and 4.8 degrees in Palam. The visibility was recorded at zero metres near Palam while it was around metres near Safdarjung. Due to the extremely harsh weather, several flights and trains were affected. Last week, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) had forecasted light rain showers in Delhi-NCR region on New Year. Hailstorm is also expected on January 2 over the Delhi-NCR region," the weather agency had said.

Source: dna December 30, 2019 02:48 UTC