North India Continues To Brave Cold, Delhi Shivers At 7.1°C

The cold wave continues to maintain its grip over North India. Delhiites on Wednesday shivered at 7.1°C, and people in Meerut witnessed the mercury dipping to 5.9°C.

A vendor sits near a bonfire to warm himself during a cold winter day, at a wholesale vegetable market in Jalandhar

North India continues to brave the intense cold wave as the grip of cold wave keeps getting stronger. Delhiites on Wednesday woke up to the mercury dipping to 7.1 degrees Celsius, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). A thin layer of fog blanketed the national capital, reducing the visibility slightly. The IMD has issued a 'yellow' alert for some areas of Delhi.

Meanwhile, the minimum temperature recorded in Punjab's Ludhiana on Wednesday stood at 6.1 degrees Celsius, Uttar Pradesh's Meerut witnessed the mercury dipping to 5.9 degrees Celsius, and the minimum temperature recorded in Rajasthan's Ajmer was at 7.8 degrees Celsius, as per the weather department.

Punjab's Bathinda Fatehabad in Haryana were the coldest places with a low of 5.7 degrees Celsius and 5.4 degrees Celsius respectively, as reported by news agency PTI. Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, recorded the mercury at 7.2 degrees Celsius.

News agency ANI shared the visuals from Delhi's Bhikaji Kama Palace shot at 7:30 am.

#WATCH | Delhi: A thin layer of fog grips the city as cold wave continues.

(Drone visuals from Bhikaiji Cama Place shot at 7:30 am) pic.twitter.com/0EOYyrNpps

— ANI (@ANI) January 10, 2024

The Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi was recorded at 271 ('Poor' category). 

Earlier on Tuesday, a dense layer of fog could be seen in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal. Delhi and Uttar Pradesh also remained under the blanket of fog amid the cold wave. 

#WATCH | Madhya Pradesh: Cold and dense fog engulfs Bhopal. pic.twitter.com/GC63ELWZol

— ANI (@ANI) January 9, 2024

A day prior to that, on Monday, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, west Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan recorded minimum temperatures between 4 to 8 degrees Celsius as against 6 to 9 degrees Celsius on Sunday. 

Parts of eastern Uttar Pradesh and northwest Madhya Pradesh also recorded minimum temperatures within the range of 9 to 12 degrees Celsius. Rajasthan's Alwar recorded a minimum temperature of 3 degrees Celsius on Monday. 

In view of the cold, physical classes for up to class 8th were suspended till January 13 in Chandigarh. In Delhi, winter vacation for schools was also extended till January 12 for primary classes.