From correspondents in Delhi, India, 12:00 PM IST

A thin fog and cold winds woke Delhiites Tuesday as the minimum temperature dipped a notch below average to 9.3 degrees Celsius, the met office said.

'There was shallow fog in the morning. During the day one can expect a partly cloudy sky. Visibility recorded at 7.30 a.m. was 600 metres,' an official at the India Meteorological Department told IANS.

The maximum is expected to hover around the 24 degrees Celsius mark, the official added.

Although the week began on a relatively warm note with the mercury recording a slight jump Monday, the met department said that temperatures would fall in the coming week.

On Monday Delhi recorded a minimum of 10.2 degrees Celsius and a maximum of 25.1 degrees Celsius.

The temperature had dropped to 7.9 degrees Celsius Saturday, the lowest for the season so far.

(Staff Writer, © IANS)