Delhi witnessed season’s coldest morning with 3.4 degree Celsius minimum temperature recorded on Safdarjung Observatory, the Indian Meteorological Department ( IMD) said on Sunday.
“The observatory recorded a minimum of 3.4 degrees Celsius, five notches below the normal, on Sunday morning. The maximum temperature is likely to settle around 22 degrees Celsius," an IMD official said.
A private weather watch organisation, Skymet said Icy cold winds from Western Himalayas will continue over Indo-Gangetic plains as well as Central part of the country for another 24 hours. Fresh western disturbance will approach Western Himalayas from December 21st. Wind speed will decrease, and wind direction will also change, leading to increase in minimum and maximum temperatures over Northwest India.”
On Saturday, the minimum temperature at the Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative data for the city, had settled at 3.9 degrees Celsius.
Meanwhile, the overall Air Quality Index ( AQI ) in Delhi recorded 320 micrograms per cubic falling in very poor category.
According to SAFAR, the surface -level winds were moderate and west southwesterly. “The cold day conditions are forecasted to intensify in the Delhi region and surface winds likely to slow down,” SAFAR said.
SAFAR in its short range weather forecast said that the current dispersion conditions likely to decrease. Hence AQI has been deteriorate to middle end of Very Poor category on December 21st. and further deteriorate to the higher end of Very Poor on December 22and further deteriorate December 23.