Delhi Weather Update: Residents of the national capital woke up to a thick blanket of dense fog this Tuesday morning as temperatures plummeted below 20 degrees Celsius. The resulting low visibility has severely impacted transport, causing widespread delays and cancellations for road, rail, and flight operations.

Prompting this, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an advisory forecasting dense to very dense fog across the national capital until December 27. Dense fog may reduce visibility, which can lead to disruptions in road, rail and air transport.

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Delhi Weather Update

According to the Meteorological Department, the national capital on Monday witnessed cold conditions and dense fog with the maximum temperature hovering between 16 and 18 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperature settled between 8 and 11 degrees Celsius. While the minimum temperatures were above normal at some locations, the maximum temperatures were below normal at most places, the IMD said.

Dense fog has severely impacted visibility, with visibility dropping to 150 meters at 8:00 AM due to moderate fog before improving to 400 meters by 9:30 AM.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast near-normal temperatures with mainly clear skies and shallow to moderate fog during early morning and night hours till December 25.

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"Visibility may reduce drastically, leading to disruptions in road, rail, and air transport. Delays, diversions, and slower traffic movement are possible," the weather agency said.

The maximum temperature is expected to hover between 19 and 21 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperature will settle between 7 and 9 degrees Celsius.

Delhi AQI Today

Delhi’s air quality plunged into the ‘severe’ zone on Tuesday morning, as the city’s Air Quality Index (AQI) surged to 415 by 8:00 AM, according to data released by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). Several pollution hotspots recorded even more alarming levels, including Anand Vihar at 466, Ashok Vihar at 444, and Chandni Chowk at 425, firmly within the "severe" category.