Delhi Weather update: Delhi witnesses sharp drop in temperature, records 6.4 degrees Celsius

New Delhi: Delhi witnessed a pointy decline in temperature on Thursday, with frigid wave prerequisites and harmful weather interesting the city. In accordance with knowledge from the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the temperature in Delhi dropped to 6.4 degrees Celsius at 5:30 am on Thursday.

The Meteorological Department has predicted a minimal temperature of 5 degrees Celsius for the day, with the utmost temperature likely to attain around 21 degrees Celsius. As when put next with the last few days, the temperature recorded at around 5.30 am change into once plunging between 8 degrees to 11 degrees Celsius.

“Dense to very Dense fog Situation very likely to proceed to prevail in some unspecified time in the future of night/early morning hours in some parts of Punjab, Haryana- Chandigarh – Delhi and Uttar Pradesh till Tenth January,” IMD in its press free up stated.

In accordance with the solutions agency ANI document, the IMD predicted a “dense fog” for the city on Thursday, nonetheless, opposite visuals hang emerged from the quite quite a lot of parts of the city. As the frigid wave continued, many homeless folk sought refuge in night shelters. A night shelter on Lodhi Street change into once viewed with all its beds occupied.

#WATCH | Wazirabad, Delhi | Morning sun highlights the clouds blanketing Signature Bridge on the Yamuna River.

Drone visuals shot at 8 am. pic.twitter.com/TsKyoP0b1M

— ANI (@ANI) January 9, 2025

Moreover, the Delhi Urban Refuge Development Board (DUSIB) has established 235 pagoda tents to present shelter to the homeless. Night shelters hang also been role up actual by a lot of locations in the nationwide capital, including AIIMS, Lodhi Street, and the Nizamuddin flyover. Meanwhile, the air quality in the nationwide capital dropped to dejected quality, though by a minimal margin.

The Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 299 at 7 am in the morning, as per the records of the Central Air pollution Contend with watch over Board.  An AQI between zero and 50 is plan of as ‘good,’ 51 and 100 ‘enough,’ 101 and 200 ‘realistic,’ 201 and 300 ‘dejected,’ 301 and 400 ‘very dejected,’ and 401 and 500 ‘extreme.’

Earlier on Sunday, the Rate for Air Quality Management (CAQM) revoked the Stage-III actions below the Graded Response Circulate Idea (GRAP) in Delhi-NCR following a huge boost in the air quality index (AQI). Stage-I and Stage-II measures, nonetheless, will remain in enact, officers stated on Sunday. The choice comes after the Sub-Committee on GRAP reviewed the air quality knowledge and the IMD/IITM forecasts, noting a downward vogue in AQI ranges.

Weather forecast over Delhi/NCR Jan 9 to Jan 11, 2025

• January 9: Mainly sure sky. The predominant ground wind is probably going to be from the northwest direction with a stride of now not up to 02 kmph in some unspecified time in the future of morning hours. Smog/ dense fog in many of the locations and actually dense fog in few locations is probably going in the morning. The wind stride will gradually enlarge turning into 04-06 kmph from the northwest direction in some unspecified time in the future of the afternoon. It may maybe lower thereafter turning into now not up to 02 kmph from the variable direction in some unspecified time in the future of night and night. Smog/shallow to realistic fog is probably going in the night/night.
• January 10: Partly cloudy sky. The predominant ground wind is probably going to be from the variable direction with a wind stride now not up to 02 kmph in some unspecified time in the future of morning hours. Smog/ dense fog in many of the locations and actually dense fog in few locations is probably going in the morning. The wind stride will gradually enlarge thereafter turning into 04-06 kmph from southeast direction in some unspecified time in the future of afternoon. It may maybe lower turning into now not up to 04 kmph from southeast direction in some unspecified time in the future of night and night. Smog/ shallow to realistic fog is probably going in the night/night.
• January 11: Normally cloudy sky. Light rain accompanied with thunderstorm. The predominant ground wind is probably going to be from southeast direction with wind stride now not up to 06 kmph in some unspecified time in the future of morning hours. Smog/ realistic fog in many of the locations and dense fog in isolated locations is probably going in the morning. The wind stride will enlarge thereafter turning into 08-10 kmph from southeast direction in some unspecified time in the future of afternoon. It may maybe gradually enlarge turning into now not up to 06 kmph from southeast direction in some unspecified time in the future of night and night. Smog/ shallow fog is probably going in the night/night.