Dense fog in the early hours affected air and rail traffic for the second day today in the capital even as the maximum temperature rose up by a couple of notches. The minimum temperature was recorded at 4.8 degree Celsius, two degrees below normal and down from the previous day's 5.6 degrees.

Our correspondent reports that the day temperature was recorded at 17.7 degrees, three degrees below normal. Hundreds of passengers were stranded at the Indira Gandhi International airport and various railway stations in the national capital as dense fog disrupted flights and train operations in the morning.

Due to the poor visibility at runway, over three dozen flights were delayed. According to the Northern Railway, due to the late arrival of trains the departure time of 12 trains were also rescheduled. The Weatherman has predicted that foggy weather conditions will continue for the next 48 years.