Overview
- IMD data showed Delhi’s minimum temperature fell to 4.2°C at Safdarjung, 2.7°C below normal, with a yellow alert in place for dense fog.
- Air quality deteriorated into the very poor range, with CPCB readings around the mid‑300s on Saturday morning and visibility depressed by high humidity.
- Airport officials said operations were under CAT III conditions and airlines including Air India and IndiGo advised passengers to check schedules due to possible delays.
- Delhi’s peak winter power demand set a record at 6,087 MW on Friday as residents turned to electric heating during the cold spell, according to a Tata Power DDL official.
- The cold wave stretched across the region—with parts of Kashmir freezing Dal Lake and Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan under fog advisories—while the IMD issued an orange alert for heavy rain and squally winds along parts of the Tamil Nadu coast.