India, Jan. 9 -- Wintry conditions deepened in the Capital on Thursday, with dense fog and chilly northwesterly winds working in tandem causing the temperature to fall and extend the cold spell, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) officials said.

Safdarjung, considered representative of Delhi, recorded a minimum temperature of 5.8degC on Thursday, one degree below normal and down from 8.6degC recorded a day earlier. Palam recorded a lower minimum of 4.8degC, dipping below the 5degC mark. The IMD has issued a yellow alert for Friday, forecasting moderate to dense fog, with minimum temperatures expected to hover between 5degC and 7degC. Similar conditions are likely to persist over the weekend, it said. The lowest minimum at Safdarju...