Gurgaon in Haryana and Noida in Uttar Pradesh-two cities that ring Delhi, reported 7 degrees Celsius and 'very unhealthy' air pollution
The cold wave sweeping the northern states tightened its grip on Wednesday with Delhi and other major cities recording lowest temperatures of the season and fog cover in isolated places in Rajasthan, Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir and Haryana. The national capital recorded the coldest day of the season, with the minimum temperature settling at 7 degrees Celsius, a notch below the normal. The maximum was recorded at 18 degrees Celsius, five notches below the normal, and the humidity levels oscillated between 97 and 61 per cent, the Meteorological Department said. Schools in neighbouring Ghaziabad and Gautam Buddh Nagar were ordered to remain closed on Thursday and Friday due to the cold weather. The weatherman forecast partly cloudy skies with severe cold wave in the city for Thursday morning with shallow fog in various places. The maximum temperature is likely to hover around 19 degrees Celsius. The maximum temperature in Chandigarh was recorded at 11.3 degrees Celsius, which was lower ..
Delhiites woke up to a chilly Sunday morning with a thick layer of smog as the minimum temperature settled at 8.7 degrees Celsius
During the period between December, 2017 and February, 2018, warmer than normal maximum and minimum temperatures are likely across the country