Delhi’s coldest morning yet again: Temperature dips to 3.6C amid ‘very poor’ air quality
Delhi woke up to coldest morning of the season on Saturday
Delhi on Saturday (Jan 13) woke up to the chilliest morning of the season on the second consecutive day, with the mercury dipping to 3.6 degrees Celsius. This came as cold waves and thick fog conditions continued to batter the residents in the National Capital Region (NCR). The temperature at Delhi’s Lodhi Road area was recorded at 3.4 degreeson Saturday morning, the lowest of this season.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had issued a red alert for northern states including Delhi, Punjab and Haryana for Saturday and an orange alert in the region for tomorrow (Sunday). According to IMD the thick fog conditions are expected to continue in the region for the next 3-4 days.
"Dense to very dense fog at many places over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Uttar Pradesh and dense fog at isolated places over Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Rajasthan. Moderate fog in isolated pockets over Rajasthan, West Uttar Pradesh. Cold day to severe cold day conditions at many places over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and at isolated places in Uttar Pradesh," the weather department said.
"A blanket of dense fog engulfed most parts of Northern India, disrupting rail and air traffic in the entire region. Dense to very dense fog will continue in parts of northwest India during the next 3 days," it added.
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On Friday (Jan 12) too, Delhi witnessed dense fog, with visibility dropping to a staggering zero metres. Later in the day, the capital witnessed cold wave conditions, even though the skiesclearedand the fog layer vanished.
Delhi residents are bracing for a double whammy in the winter season, with ruthless cold waves and dense fog worsening air quality.
The air remained at the 'very poor' level in Delhi, with the AQI, on a scale of 0 to 500, reading 340 against 348 on Friday. According to the Institute of Tropical Meteorology's air quality early warning system, any improvement is unlikely in the next few days.
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"The air quality is likely to remain in the 'very poor' category from Saturday to Monday. The outlook for the subsequent six days: The air quality is likely to remain in the 'very poor' category. The predominant surface wind is likely to blow from north-west direction with a wind speed of 4-6kmph, partly cloudy sky with dense fog in the morning on Sunday," the early warning system predicted.
(With inputs from agencies)