Delhi-NCR Shrouded In Dense Fog Amid Bone-Chilling Cold, IMD Issues Yellow Alert

IMD has issued a yellow alert for a cold wave conditions on Friday in Delhi. The national capital woke up to dense fog and biting cold today.

Delhi was engulfed in dense fog amid cold wave conditions on Friday.

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Delhi on Friday woke up to a dense layer of fog as the national capital continued to shiver amid cold wave conditions in the region. The India Meterological Department has issued a yellow alert in Delhi, warning of dense fog today morning, followed by shallow to moderate fog thereafter amid the biting cold.

"Moderate fog at many places with dense fog at isolated places on 16 January, 2026 and Shallow to moderate fog during morning hours thereafter," the IMD forecast read.

Visuals from several areas, including Kartavya Path, ITO, Moti Nagar, and Akashardham Temple among others, were covered in thick fog as the national capital region reeled under intense cold conditions.

VIDEO | Delhi: Parts of the national capital remain shrouded in dense fog as an intense cold wave continues to grip the region. Early morning visuals from Kartavya Path area.#Delhi #ColdWave #WeatherUpdate

(Full video available on PTI Videos - https://t.co/n147TvrpG7) pic.twitter.com/c0fzPMosUG

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) January 16, 2026

Visuals from the Delhi-Noida-Delhi (DND) flyway also showed how fog nearly reduced visibility to zero. 

#WATCH | Delhi: A thick layer of fog engulfs the national capital. Visuals from the Delhi-Noida-Delhi (DND) flyway. pic.twitter.com/Oxoi34fgRv

— ANI (@ANI) January 16, 2026

Delhi Airport Issues Advisory Amid Dense Fog

Meanwhile, the Delhi Airport on Friday issued an advisory stating that low visibility procedures are in progress and that all flight operations are presently normal.

"Passengers are advised to contact their respective airlines for the latest flight updates," it added.

Passenger Advisory issued at 07:00 hrs.

Please click on this link for real-time winter travel updates: https://t.co/1grW9nhXpJ#DelhiAirport #PassengerAdvisory #DELAdvisory pic.twitter.com/W6Tj0aVhPN

— Delhi Airport (@DelhiAirport) January 16, 2026

Delhi Records Coldest Morning This Season At 2.9 Degrees

At 2.9 degrees Celsius, Delhi logged its coldest morning of the season on Thursday. Safdarjung, the city's primary weather station, recorded its lowest January minimum since 2023 at 2.9 degrees Celsius.

The minimum temperature had dropped to 1.4 degrees Celsius on January 16, 2023. The second lowest was recorded on January 7, 2013, when the mercury had dropped to 2.6 degrees Celsius.