Delhi Wakes Up To Biting Cold After Coldest Winter Morning As Mercury Hit 2.3°C In Palam Weather Forecast Here

(MENAFN- Live Mint) Delhi woke up to chilly winter morning and shallow fog on Friday amid India Meteorological Department's (IMD) yellow alert for cold wave. For the sixth consecutive day on 16 January, cold wave conditions persist as mercury plunged significantly across the city.

Palam weather station reported 2.3 degrees Celsius minimum temperature on Thursday, followed by Ayanagar where mercury dropped to 2.7 degrees Celsius. Furthermore, Safdarjung, the primary weather station, recorded 2.9 degrees Celsius minimum temperature while Lodhi Road logged 3.4 degrees Celsius temperature.

In the Safdarjung area, mercury dropped 4.5 degrees below normal. This marks Safdarjung's lowest minimum temperature in January in three years as the mercury had dropped to 1.4 degrees Celsius on 16 January 2023.

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On 15 January, Delhi registered its coldest morning of this season at 2.9 degrees Celsius. IMD predicted,“Mainly clear sky becoming partly cloudy sky towards evening. Cold wave conditions at isolated places. Moderate fog at many places with dense fog at isolated places during morning hours. The maximum and minimum temperatures over Delhi are likely to be in the range of 21°C to 23°C and 04°C to 06°C respectively.”

The weather office suggested that the minimum temperature will be 3.1 to 5 degrees Celsius below normal today and the maximum temperature will also be 3.1 to 5 degrees Celsius below normal.

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Predicting cold wave conditions in neighbouring states, IMD in its latest weather bulletin stated, "Cold wave conditions very likely in some/many parts of in isolated pockets Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana Chandigarh & Delhi and Odisha on 16th & 17th; Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh & Jharkhand on 16th January."

IMD warned of another fresh Western disturbance which is likely to impact weather conditions across Northwest India from 19 January 2026.

Delhi's fog status

Dense fog blanketed capital city on Thursday and disrupted flight operations at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport due to low visibility which was reported to be around 50 metres at 7:00 AM. However, the visibility improved today and was recorded to be around 800 metres at 6:00 AM.

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Delhi's battle with 'very poor' air quality continues as the national capital recorded a 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI) of 345, according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data. Out of 30 monitoring stations, 33 reported“very poor” AQI while the remaining registered“poor” air quality except for Pusa which witnessed 401 AQI, falling in“severe” range.

Pollution sources within the city were led majorly by transport at 13.92 per cent, according to the Delhi Decision Support System (DSS). This was followed by Delhi and peripheral industries at 11.45 per cent, residential emissions at 3.38 per cent, construction at 1.78 per cent and waste burning at 1.21 per cent.

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