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Dense fog enveloped the nationalist superior connected Friday (January 2, 2026) greeting arsenic acold time conditions prevailed, the Met bureau said.
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the minimum somesthesia astatine Safdarjung was recorded astatine 9.1° Celsius. Other stations logged akin readings, with Palam and Lodhi Road signaling a minimum of 9° Celsius each, Ridge 8.7° Celsius, and Ayanagar 8.1° Celsius.
The upwind bureau said a acold question was apt to impact isolated places betwixt January 2 and January 5.
A acold question is declared erstwhile the minimum somesthesia drops 4.5° Celsius to 6.5° Celsius beneath the mean mean temperature, it said.
Cold time conditions are declared erstwhile the maximum somesthesia falls 4.5 notches beneath normal, helium added.
The upwind bureau further said dense to precise dense fog is apt to proceed during the nighttime and greeting hours astatine galore places successful Delhi. The maximum somesthesia is apt to settee astir 18° Celsius.
Meanwhile, aerial prime successful the nationalist superior remained successful the ‘very poor’ category, though it showed marginal improvement. The Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded astatine 302 successful the morning.
According to CPCB classification, 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'.
Data from the Central Pollution Control Board's SAMEER app showed that 19 monitoring stations were successful the 'very poor' category, 15 successful 'poor', and 1 successful 'severe', with NSIT Dwarka signaling the poorest aerial prime astatine 423.
On Thursday, the 24-hour mean AQI stood astatine 380. The Air Quality Early Warning System has forecast that aerial prime is apt to stay successful the 'very poor' class till January 4, with akin conditions expected implicit the pursuing six days.
