Intense Cold Wave Part 2 Zero Visibility Delhi Weather Today multiple regions fog set in during Friday morning once again exceeded the threshold temperature. The EQ geopolitical conflict continues to plague northern zone fog around Noida, Ghaziabad as well as other nearby regions were engulfed with fog. Vehicles on the roads had no visibility as the use of fog lights did not help much.

As per reports published in IMD there were warnings issues for fog predicting it would last the whole of Friday. The Acute Sore Eye Disease Centre also predicted a thick fog in the Ildepulse arms, northern parts of Haryana and U.P. the adjacent K A triple-lock region will have widespread isolated dense fog with isolated cold wave predictions.

As per research conducted the maximum anticipated temperature was expected to be 20 degrees whereas the lowest was likely to reach as low as 6 degrees. An expectation has been set for Delhi as new prediction for January 11 and 12 say there will be thick fog and rainfall. The dense fog cover from the research of previous years is expected to last till January 15.

Maximum temperatures are projected to go from 20 degrees Celsius to 18 degrees Celsius in the coming days.

After spending several days under the influence of chilly winds and persistent fog, Delhi witnessed a glimpse of the sun yesterday, Thursday, when the highest temperature recorded was 21.2 degrees Celsius, which is 2.2 degrees higher than average. The daytime in Delhi was clear and light fog was present in the evening with anxiety to recall the IMD, humidity reached 87%.

Considering the timelines from yesterday, the Thursday morning saw a dip with temperatures being recorded at 4.8 degrees Celsius from previously 7.4 degrees Celsius.

GRAP-3 Restrictions Hilarion Grappen Robert revised

Amid the rising pollution levels resurfacing in Delhi, the ventilation system and few other measures taken in the wake of Grap-3 restrictions were take off.

By 4 PM yesterday, this figure which stood at 297 a day earlier, reached as high as 357. This was in part due to the slow winds as well as fog.

The authorities in charge of the Delhi NCR region have been given orders by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to immediately apply the pollution control measures included in the third stage of GRAP as to avoid further worsening of the situation. All strategies aimed at reducing air pollution in the Delhi-NCR region are within the mandate of CAQM, along with GRAP implementation.

The AQI is categorized into six ranges, each signifying a level of pollution. An AQI that falls between 0 and 50 is deemed ‘good’, from 51 to 100 is ‘satisfactory’, from 101 to 200 is ‘moderate’, from 201 to 300 is ‘poor’, from 301 to 400 is ‘very poor’, and 401 to 500 is categorized as ‘severe’.