Bright sunny day in Delhi, mercury rises to 25 degrees C

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New Delhi, Mar 2 (UNI) A bright sunny day welcomed Delhiites today after three days of wet and chilly weather, resulting in a sharp rise in mercury even as a dense fog this morning reduced visibility levels, disrupting flight schedules at the International airport.

After three days, skies cleared up today, ringing in a bright Sunny day. So, while the dissipation of clouds led to a drop in minimum temperature to 12.0 degrees Celsius, from 14.9 degrees C, the bright sunlight resulted in a rise in maximum temperature to 25 Degree Celsius, from 22.5 degrees C yesterday.

Meanwhile, after several days of normal visibility in the morning hours, dense fog enveloped the Delhi skyline this morning, plummeting visibility levels and disrupting flight schedules.

About 20 flights, including 16 international ones, were diverted, and 20 others got delayed, a spokesperson of the Airport Authority of India said.

''Visibility levels this morning plummeted to below 100m.

Consequently, low visibility procedures were put in force at 0207 hrs when the Runway Visual Range touched a low of 75 m. 20 flights, including 16 international ones, were diverted. Another 20 flights, including both domestic and international, were delayed due to fog,'' the spokesperson said.

Visibility levels, however, improved subsequently and, the LVP was terminated at 0920 hrs when the Runway Visual Range improved to 1400 m.

The weathermen attribute the rise in mercury to the eastward movement of the Western disturbance which has, in the past few days, led to rains and thundershowers in Delhi.

The days leading up to Holi could see a further rise in mercury with the weathermen forecasting a mainly dry and sunny weather in the next few days.

''Day temperatures will rise by 3-4 degrees during the next 48 hours,''the weather office said.

The met office has forecast a mainly clear sky in Delhi during the next 24 hours with the likelihood of mist or slight fog in the morning hours.

UNI

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