<p>Major spell of dense fog seems to be finally over in the national capital. <br />According to experts, there will be a relief for the Delhiites from dense fog and harsh weather conditions from Friday. The respite from fog will continue till the first week of February. <br /><br /></p>.<p>“There could be isolated incidents of fog next month, but, the major and worst spell is over. There will certainly be a good respite from tomorrow [Friday] onwards from fog and the sky is likely to be more clear due to strong winds,” said Dr R K Jenamani, Head, IGI, MeT. <br /><br />January saw the season’s longest and worst fog spell of near-zero visibility that disrupted air and rail traffic often and brought down maximum temperatures. Last Sunday was the third such day in January when fog remained for 24 hours.<br /><br />An official of the MeT department said that the fog in February will not be dense like that experienced in January and that visibility would be much better from now on.<br />“Presently, northwesterly colder winds have turned easterly from January 26 and fog has started weakening its duration and intensity,” he added. <br /><br />On Thursday, sun shone bright over the national capital bringing some respite from cold in the morning hours, which led to cancelation of 36 trains and delaying of 15 others. <br /><br />Shallow to moderate foggy conditions were witnessed in the morning affecting the visibility which was recorded at 800 metres at 5:30 am. It significantly dropped to 300 metres at 8.30 am. <br /><br />The maximum temperature was recorded at 23.6 degree Celsius, one notch above the season’s normal, and the minimum settled at nine degree Celsius, average for this part of the season. <br /><br />The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to hover around 23 and 11 degrees respectively and the weather department has predicted a partly cloudy sky on Friday.<br /></p>
<p>Major spell of dense fog seems to be finally over in the national capital. <br />According to experts, there will be a relief for the Delhiites from dense fog and harsh weather conditions from Friday. The respite from fog will continue till the first week of February. <br /><br /></p>.<p>“There could be isolated incidents of fog next month, but, the major and worst spell is over. There will certainly be a good respite from tomorrow [Friday] onwards from fog and the sky is likely to be more clear due to strong winds,” said Dr R K Jenamani, Head, IGI, MeT. <br /><br />January saw the season’s longest and worst fog spell of near-zero visibility that disrupted air and rail traffic often and brought down maximum temperatures. Last Sunday was the third such day in January when fog remained for 24 hours.<br /><br />An official of the MeT department said that the fog in February will not be dense like that experienced in January and that visibility would be much better from now on.<br />“Presently, northwesterly colder winds have turned easterly from January 26 and fog has started weakening its duration and intensity,” he added. <br /><br />On Thursday, sun shone bright over the national capital bringing some respite from cold in the morning hours, which led to cancelation of 36 trains and delaying of 15 others. <br /><br />Shallow to moderate foggy conditions were witnessed in the morning affecting the visibility which was recorded at 800 metres at 5:30 am. It significantly dropped to 300 metres at 8.30 am. <br /><br />The maximum temperature was recorded at 23.6 degree Celsius, one notch above the season’s normal, and the minimum settled at nine degree Celsius, average for this part of the season. <br /><br />The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to hover around 23 and 11 degrees respectively and the weather department has predicted a partly cloudy sky on Friday.<br /></p>
