Chilly Sunday In Delhi As Temperature Plummets To 4.9°C – IN PICS

Winter chill persists in Delhi, with temperature dropping to low single digits. The Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital, on Sunday, was still in the 'poor category'.

Winter chill persists in Delhi, with temperature dropping to low single digits. The Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital, on Sunday, was still in the 'poor category'.

People sit around a bonfire to warm themselves during a cold winter morning. The minimum temperature in Delhi settled three notches below the season's average at 4.9 degrees Celsius on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

A pedestrian wrapped in woollen clothes during a cold winter morning, in New Delhi. The India Meteorological Department has said the maximum temperature is expected to settle around 23 degrees Celsius. (Photo: PTI)

A person jogs at the side of the road as cars go by. The Central Pollution Control Board said that the Air Quality Index (AQI) was measured at 246 at 7 am in Delhi on Sunday. (Photo: ANI)

IMD scientist Soma Sen Roy attributed the drop in temperature to the prevailing northwesterly winds over Delhi, with southeasterly winds expected to influence North India shortly. (Photo: PTI)

The city on Thursday recorded the lowest temperature of this winter season so far with the minimum temperature dipping to 4.5 degrees Celsius. (Photo: PTI)