Several flights have been diverted and almost three dozen trains are running behind schedule as a thick blanket of fog covers New Delhi amid an unusually severe winter season in India.

Photos and videos shared on social media on Monday morning show the Indian capital and its suburbs fully consumed by impenetrable fog.

Delhi: Foggy weather conditions at New Delhi railway station. 30 trains are running late due to low visibility in the Northern Railway region. Minimum temperature of 2.5°C was recorded in the national capital, on 29th December (yesterday). pic.twitter.com/M3tADXSieB — ANI (@ANI) December 30, 2019

Delhi International Airport warned that only ILS-assisted (instrument landing system) landings were possible until further notice, diverting at least three planes to other airports, and advising passengers to keep in touch with their airlines.

Dense fog in Delhi. Minimum temperature of 2.4 degree Celsius was recorded in the national capital yesterday. pic.twitter.com/UkooyarW6o — NDTV (@ndtv) December 30, 2019

Due to poor visibility, over 30 trains were running late, while on highways, drivers were forced to go slowly and extremely carefully, with full-beam headlights and emergency flashers.

Season's first real Fog in Delhi... pic.twitter.com/w7FqEOeRCj — Ashish K Singh (ABP News) (@AshishSinghLIVE) December 30, 2019

The latest weather surprise comes just a day after temperatures in New Delhi plummeted to 2.5C (36.5F), forcing the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue a “red warning.” The air quality in the capital has been listed as ‘severe’ since Sunday.

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