Overview
- Delhi’s 24-hour average AQI was 307 at 4 pm and fluctuated around 304–310 by night, with forecasts indicating the very poor band through midweek.
- The capital recorded a minimum of 7.4°C and a maximum of 17.3°C, with station-wise lows ranging from 6.6°C to 8.9°C and early-morning humidity heightening the chill.
- Authorities said stages 1 and 2 of GRAP remain in place after stage 3 was revoked on Friday, even as air quality worsened again on Sunday.
- IMD forecasts light rain or snow at isolated higher reaches in Kashmir and Himachal on January 5–6, with ground frost likely in parts of Uttarakhand.
- Kashmir remained in a deep freeze with Srinagar at −3.2°C and Gulmarg at −6.5°C, while Delhi saw flight cancellations and only shallow to moderate fog after an earlier alert was withdrawn.