Overview
- The IMD reported maximum temperatures between 13°C and 16°C, confirming the season's first cold day at Palam (13°C) and Lodhi Road (15.8°C).
- Safdarjung recorded a maximum of 15.7°C and a minimum of 7.6°C, while Palam dipped to 6.5°C in the morning.
- A yellow alert was issued for dense morning fog on Wednesday, with cold-day conditions likely to continue near 16°C/7°C.
- Delhi’s 24-hour average AQI climbed to 310 in the very poor band from 244 a day earlier, with PM2.5 dominant and stations like Mundka touching 369.
- The Air Quality Early Warning System projects very poor levels from January 7–9 and beyond, as DSS estimates show transport at 14.9% and peripheral industries at 12.2% of the pollution load, with nearby Ghaziabad at 322 despite winds up to 15 km/h.