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Delhi connected Saturday (January 24, 2026) witnessed crisp driblet successful temperatures and a flimsy betterment successful aerial prime aft the spell of rainfall a time ago.
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Safdarjung presumption recorded a minimum somesthesia of 7.6 degrees Celsius, 0.1 degrees supra the season's normal, marking a crisp autumn from Friday's debased of 13.7 degrees Celsius, which was the highest successful 4 years.
Among the different large stations, Palam and Lodhi Road some saw minimum temperatures of 6.8 grade Celsius, portion The Ridge recorded 6.6 degrees and Ayanagar 6 degrees Celsius, the coldest.
The aerial prime saw a flimsy betterment connected Saturday morning, with the mean Air Quality Index (AQI) settling astatine 256, successful the 'poor' category, against 293 connected Friday, according to the Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB) Sameer app.
The aerial prime was 'poor' astatine 29 stations portion it was 'very poor' astatine 4 stations. The AQI information for 3 stations were not disposable portion penning this report. Among the stations, Dwarka recorded the lowest AQI of 113.
According to the 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 Air Quality Early Warning System has forecast Delhi's aerial prime to stay successful the 'poor' class for the adjacent 2 days. The outlook for the consequent six days shows that it is apt to beryllium successful the 'poor' to 'very poor' category.
According to the IMD, the maximum and minimum temperatures are apt to beryllium successful the ranges of 17 to 19 degrees Celsius and 6 to 8 degrees Celsius, respectively. The minimum temperatures volition beryllium adjacent mean and the maximum temperatures volition beryllium 1.3 to 3.3 degrees Celsius beneath normal, it stated.
The IMD has besides predicted mostly cloudy entity and shallow to mean fog during greeting hours, with beardown aboveground winds with speeds ranging from 10-20 kilometres per hour.
