Chilly morning, clear skies greet Delhi people on Republic Day

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Clear entity  successful  the New Delhi area, arsenic  the aerial  prime   successful  the nationalist  superior  showed important    betterment  aft  the metropolis  witnessed rainfall  showers. File

Clear entity successful the New Delhi area, arsenic the aerial prime successful the nationalist superior showed important betterment aft the metropolis witnessed rainfall showers. File | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma

The nationalist superior woke up to wide skies and a chilly greeting connected Republic Day (January 26, 2026), with the city's superior upwind station, Safdarjung, signaling a debased of 4.2 degrees Celsius, down much than 2 notches from the erstwhile day.

In Ayanagar, the mercury settled astatine 3.6°C. The minimum somesthesia was 4.3°C successful Palam, 4.7°C successful Lodi Road, and 5.3°C astatine the Ridge. The city's aerial prime was successful the 'poor' class with an aerial prime scale (AQI) of 209. The aerial prime was 'poor' astatine 25 stations and 'moderate' astatine 14 stations.

According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), an AQI betwixt 0 and 50 is considered 'good', 51 to 100 'satisfactory', 101 to 200 'moderate', 201 to 300 'poor', 301 to 400 'very poor', and 401 to 500 'severe'.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted that the maximum somesthesia is apt to hover astir 18 degrees Celsius to 20 degrees Celsius.

Published - January 26, 2026 10:42 americium IST

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