NEW DELHI: The city woke up to a cold and rough Wednesday, but with a better AQI.
The average minimum temperature was 7.1 degrees Celsius, which is the season’s normal. Strong, cold north-westerly winds added to the chill outdoors though the skies became clear towards the late morning and afternoon. The city got much-needed sunlight. The air quality index receded from the “very poor” range to “poor”. It was 343 on Tuesday, and 273 on Wednesday.
The maximum and minimum temperatures on Thursday may be 17 and 6 degrees Celsius, respectively, with the possibility of shallow fog in the morning hours.
On Wednesday, strong winds dissolved the upper layer of fog, improving visibility. The maximum temperature was 15.2 degrees Celsius, four notches below normal, and against 13.4 degrees Celsius a day earlier.
Several areas saw a “cold” or a “severe cold” day. At Palam, the maximum was 12.7 degrees Celsius, six notches below normal. At Lodhi Road, the maximum read 14.7 degrees Celsius and in Mayur Vihar 13.5 degrees Celsius. These were among the areas suffering cold-day conditions. Jafarpur at 12.1 degrees Celsius was the coldest area in the city. It saw a “severe cold” day.
A “cold day” is declared when the minimum temperature is below 10 degrees Celsius and the maximum is 4.5 degrees below normal. For a “severe cold” day, the maximum temperature must be at least 6.5 degrees below normal. The weather department said the maximum temperature may rise from Thursday onwards.
“The wind speed reached up to 15-18 kmph due to which the upper fog layer dissolved and the skies were mostly clear (on Wednesday). Since the winds were coming from north-westerly direction, the cold-day conditions continued. From Thursday onwards, the temperature will begin to rise,” Kuldeep Srivastava, a scientist at IMD, said. The air quality is likely to remain in the “poor” band on Thursday and “likely to be in the ‘very poor’ category on January 12-13,” the IITM’s air quality early warning system said.
The average minimum temperature was 7.1 degrees Celsius, which is the season’s normal. Strong, cold north-westerly winds added to the chill outdoors though the skies became clear towards the late morning and afternoon. The city got much-needed sunlight. The air quality index receded from the “very poor” range to “poor”. It was 343 on Tuesday, and 273 on Wednesday.
The maximum and minimum temperatures on Thursday may be 17 and 6 degrees Celsius, respectively, with the possibility of shallow fog in the morning hours.
On Wednesday, strong winds dissolved the upper layer of fog, improving visibility. The maximum temperature was 15.2 degrees Celsius, four notches below normal, and against 13.4 degrees Celsius a day earlier.
Several areas saw a “cold” or a “severe cold” day. At Palam, the maximum was 12.7 degrees Celsius, six notches below normal. At Lodhi Road, the maximum read 14.7 degrees Celsius and in Mayur Vihar 13.5 degrees Celsius. These were among the areas suffering cold-day conditions. Jafarpur at 12.1 degrees Celsius was the coldest area in the city. It saw a “severe cold” day.
A “cold day” is declared when the minimum temperature is below 10 degrees Celsius and the maximum is 4.5 degrees below normal. For a “severe cold” day, the maximum temperature must be at least 6.5 degrees below normal. The weather department said the maximum temperature may rise from Thursday onwards.
“The wind speed reached up to 15-18 kmph due to which the upper fog layer dissolved and the skies were mostly clear (on Wednesday). Since the winds were coming from north-westerly direction, the cold-day conditions continued. From Thursday onwards, the temperature will begin to rise,” Kuldeep Srivastava, a scientist at IMD, said. The air quality is likely to remain in the “poor” band on Thursday and “likely to be in the ‘very poor’ category on January 12-13,” the IITM’s air quality early warning system said.
