Overview
- IMD kept an orange alert in place for Delhi-NCR, with minimum temperatures near 3–4°C after one of the coldest January mornings in three years.
- Air quality deteriorated to very poor and severe levels, with CPCB reporting AQI readings above 400 at several Delhi stations including Jahangirpuri and RK Puram.
- Dense morning fog cut visibility at Safdarjung and Palam and is likely to persist for 5–6 days in parts of northwest India and Bihar, raising risks for airports, railways and highways.
- IndiGo issued a weather advisory warning of possible flight delays due to low visibility, as smog and fog disrupted travel across multiple cities.
- Reports from Rajasthan to Himachal described frozen taps and water bodies, while Prayagraj’s Magh Mela saw about 950,000 early-morning bathers under tight security.