Weather Update Today: Thick Layer of Fog Grips Delhi; IMD Predicts Severe Cold Wave Conditions for Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir (Watch Videos)

New Delhi, December 21: The people of Delhi woke up to a thick layer of fog on Saturday morning. As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the minimum temperature in Delhi dropped to 8 degrees Celsius near New Delhi's Safdarjung while the maximum temperature is expected to reach 23 degrees Celsius on Saturday at 8:00 AM.

The minimum temperature recorded at 8:30 AM today at Safdarjung was 7.6 degrees Celsius while Palam recorded 8.7 degrees Celsius. A resident said, "It is our routine to go for cycling. We are not troubled by winters or summers. We have a whole group that is in different parts of Delhi..." Delhi AQI, Weather Update: Delhiites Wake Up to Another Cold Foggy Morning as Temperature Further Dips, Air Quality Plunges To 'Severe' Category (Watch Videos).

Thick Layer of Fog Engulfs Delhi

#WATCH | Delhi: A thick layer of fog engulfs the national capital as coldwave grips the city.

Visuals from India Gate. pic.twitter.com/SqP36DvBN9

— ANI (@ANI) December 21, 2024

Cold Wave Engulfs Prayagraj City

#WATCH | Uttar Pradesh | Cold wave engulfs Prayagraj city as the temperature dips to 8°C, as per IMD.

People sit by a bonfire in the city to keep themselves warm pic.twitter.com/15DVdwijVH

— ANI (@ANI) December 21, 2024

As of December 21, the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital has been recorded at 398, as per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), keeping close to the 'severe' category.

The Air Quality Index in Delhi's Anand Viharan>