Weather update: Cold wave continues in Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad; IMD issues yellow alert, check full forecast

Dense fog is very likely at isolated places in Delhi till January 25, the IMD said.

Delhi weather update: Cold wave conditions and dense fog continued to grip the national capital on Tuesday even as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said a dense to very dense fog layer is expected to engulf some parts of north India – Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Uttar. Pradesh, Rajasthan and northern Madhya Pradesh – for the next five days. The weather department said the national capital Delhi and other adjoining areas such as Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad are also likely to witness dense to very dense fog in the next 24 hours, prompting the weather department to issue a yellow warning for Delhi on Tuesday . -NCR.

Cold wave warning for many states

In its regular bulletin, the weather department predicted a severe cold wave in Delhi-NCR along with some parts of Punjab, Haryana and North Rajasthan during the next 48 hours.

According to the latest updates from the MET office, the maximum temperature on Monday was recorded at 17.6 degrees Celsius, three notches below the seasonal average, and the minimum temperature was recorded at 6.1 degrees Celsius, up from 4.8 degrees Celsius the day before.

Safdarjung in Delhi recorded a visibility of 500 meters at 5.30 am, while the visibility at Indira Gandhi International Airport was 1,000 meters at 6.30 am.

However, the IMD predicts mainly clear skies and moderate to dense fog in the morning on Tuesday, with maximum and minimum temperatures likely to be around 18 and 7 degrees Celsius.

Air quality in Delhi-NCR

According to SAFAR's updates, the 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) recorded at 4pm on Monday was 333, which falls in the 'very poor' category.

An AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor' and 401 and 500 'severe'.

Flights, trains delayed in Delhi

Several flights were delayed at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) on Monday due to poor visibility amid fog. Many train services were also affected in the national capital.

12801 Rewa-Anand Vihar Express topped the list with a delay of 5.45 hours, followed by 12716 Amritsar-Nanded Express with a delay of 5.30 hours, an official statement from Northern Railways said.

12423 Dibrugarh-New Delhi Rajdhani Express, 22691 Banglore-Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express, 15658 Kamakhya-Delhi Junction Brhamputra Mail, 12447 Manikpur-Nizamuddin Express, 12192 Jabalpur-Nizamuddin Express, 12615 Chennai-New Delhi Express, 12919 Ambedkarnagar-Katra, 1 236 7 Bhagalpur – Anand Vihar Express, 12553 Saharsa-New Delhi Vaishali Express and 12801 Puri-New Delhi Purushottam Express all experienced delays ranging from 2 hours to 5 hours.

Similarly, 12451 Kanpur-New Delhi Shramshakti Express; 12621 Chennai-New Delhi Express; 12417 Prayagraj-New Delhi Express; 12393 Rajendranagar-New Delhi Express; 12779 Vasco-Nizamuddin Goa Express; 12305 Howrah-New Delhi Rajdhani Express; 12309 Rajendranagar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express; 22811 Bhubneshwar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express; 12723 Hyderabad-New Delhi Express; 12458 Bikaner-Delhi Sarai Rohilla Express; 12313 Sealdah-New Delhi Rajdhani Express all experienced delays between 45 minutes and 2 hours.