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The nationalist superior woke up to a windy and chilly Sunday (January 11, 2026) morning, with the somesthesia recorded astatine 6.6 degrees Celsius and a bladed furniture of smog affecting visibility crossed respective areas.
Air prime showed immoderate improvement, with the wide Air Quality Index (AQI) falling to the ‘poor’ class from the ‘very poor’ category. The city’s mean AQI stood astatine 298, according to information from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
However, respective locations successful Delhi continued to grounds AQI levels supra 300. Nehru Nagar reported the highest contamination level astatine 359, followed by Jahangirpuri astatine 347, Anand Vihar astatine 339 and RK Puram astatine 336. Patparganj recorded an AQI of 315, Wazirpur 327, Vivek Vihar 317, Siri Fort 334, Rohini 320, Okhla Phase 2 333, Chandni Chowk 334 and Dwarka Sector 8 308, arsenic per CPCB information till 7 am.
Earlier connected Saturday (January 10, 2026), the minimum somesthesia successful Delhi dipped to 5.4 degrees Celsius arsenic acold conditions continued, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Rain besides lashed parts of the city.
A heavy furniture of smog blanketed respective areas connected Saturday, portion aerial prime remained successful the ‘very poor’ class crossed the capital. The wide AQI surged to 361, with galore locations exceeding the 300 mark.
Nehru Nagar recorded the highest AQI astatine 426, followed by Dwarka Sector 8 astatine 402 and RK Puram astatine 390. Patparganj reported an AQI of 400, Chandni Chowk 398, ITO 361 and the country adjacent IGI Airport 326.
On Friday, acold conditions prevailed, with the somesthesia dropping to astir 5 degrees Celsius. Air prime ranged from ‘poor’ to ‘very poor’, portion smog reduced visibility successful galore parts of the city.
Several areas witnessed a crisp diminution successful aerial prime connected Friday (January 9, 2026). Anand Vihar recorded an AQI of 385. Other locations with precocious AQI levels included Chandni Chowk astatine 335, Jahangirpuri astatine 340, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium astatine 354, ITO astatine 307, Feroz Shah Road astatine 307, Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range astatine 360, Dwarka Sector 8 astatine 346, Ashok Vihar astatine 328 and Nehru Nagar astatine 392.
