Delhi witnessed dense fog and a cold day in isolated parts of the city. The overall temperature recorded in the capital was 9.6 degrees Celsius.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that Delhi may witness rains with thunderstorms and lightning on February 9. The city is also predicted to witness dense fog to very dense fog conditions today, February 7.
The night temperature is predicted to witness a gradual drop from February 10 as the impact of the western disturbance will be over said RK Jenamani, senior scientist at IMD.
Meanwhile, the air quality in Delhi slipped back to the ‘very poor’ zone, with an overall AQI (Air Quality Index) at 319.
An AQI between zero and 50 is considered ‘good’, 51 and 100 ‘satisfactory’, 101 and 200 ‘moderate’, 201 and 300 ‘poor’, 301 and 400 ‘very poor’, and 401 and 500 ‘severe’.