Chennai, Feb. 9 -- With the extended Northeast monsoon having withdrawn despite which the Chennai city andits neighnouring districts facing chilly weather conditions, especially in the morning hours, the Met office on Mondaypredicted fog formation over the Chennai airport.

Because on prevailing fog conditions flight operations, both departure and arrival were delayed leading to theirrescheduling over the last few days.

It said based on the current weather pattern analysis, there is a high probability of fog formation over Chennai Airportand nearby areas during the early morning hours between 06:30 and 08:30 IST.

The prevailing clear sky conditions are expected to enhance night-time radiational cooling, leading to increased heatloss from ...