Delhi shivers at 1.1 °C, 'very dense' fog lowers visibility to zero in parts of NCR
Delhi recorded the season’s lowest temperature at 1.1 degrees Celsius on Friday, news agency ANI reported. As per the India Meteorological Department, minimum temperature of 1.1 degrees Celsius was recorded at Safdarjung observatory.
Also, dense to very dense fog and cold wave conditions prevailed in Delhi on the first of the new year, reducing visibility at many parts of the national capital and the NCR region. There was very dense fog in Palam with 0 visibility till 7am. After 7am, visibility improved to around 150 metres, the IMD said.
"Latest minimum temperature of 1.1 degrees Celsius recorded at Safdarjung observatory in Delhi. Very dense fog, zero visibility recorded at 6 am, visibility currently below 200 meters at Palam and Safdarjung," Kuldeep Srivastava, Regional Head, IMD, said.
The Met department had earlier predicted that the cold wave condition will continue in Delhi for the next two days.
Delhi's Air Quality Index also remained between the 'very poor' to 'severe' category on Friday morning. According to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR), the overall AQI of the national capital stands 332.
An AQI between 0-50 is marked good, 51-100 is satisfactory, 101-200 is moderate, 201-300 is poor, 301-400 is very poor and 401-500 is considered severe.
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