Delhi-NCR weather update: North India battles cold wave, dense fog, minimum temperature recorded at 3.6 degrees in capital

North India continues to shiver due to the cold wave. A thick layer of fog engulfed Delhi-NCR today, reducing visibility. The minimum temperature recorded in Delhi was around 3.8 degrees Celsius today.

Safdarjung recorded a minimum temperature of less than 4 degrees Celsius for the fifth day in a row. Lodhi shivered at 3.6 degrees Celsius while Palam recorded a higher minimum of 5.8 degrees.

On Monday, Delhi’s air quality was considered to be severe. According to data from the Central Pollution Control Board, the 24-hour average AQI at 10 am was 414.

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The IMD forecast indicates that the maximum temperature is likely to be around 17 degrees on Monday. The maximum temperature is expected to reach 20 degrees by Friday for the coming week. Similarly, by Thursday, the minimum temperature may rise to almost 8 degrees.

The meteorological department said due to the continuation of prevailing light winds and high moisture near the surface over Indo-Gangetic plains, dense to very dense fog is very likely to continue in some/many parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh during days and in isolated pockets thereafter for subsequent three days over the region.

On Tuesday, there’s also a chance of moderate to intense fog. The rest of the week is expected to be cloudy as well, but on Wednesday and Thursday, the intensity might drop to shallow to moderate fog. A western disturbance that will be hitting regions of northwest India from January 10 to 13 could result in very light rainfall on Thursday, according to the IMD prediction.

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