Smoggy morning in city

New Delhi: Delhiites woke up to a cold but smoggy morning with the minimum temperature settling at 11 degrees Celsius, according to the MeT department.

Smoke mixed with mist and fog persisted in the city even after sunrise as the wind was calm, said a MeT department official.

The minimum temperature was 11 degrees Celsius, three notches below the average for the season, he said.

The maximum temperature is expected to settle at 26.3 degrees Celsius. Clear skies with possibility of haze is forecast for later hours of the day, he said.

Relative humidity was 86 percent at 8.30 AM.

Yesterday, the maximum temperature was 27 degrees Celsius whereas the minimum was recorded at 11 degrees Celsius.