Published 10:07 IST, January 1st 2025
Delhi Weather Today: National Capital Wakes Up To A Chilly New Year - See IMD Update
The weather office has forecast cold day conditions at isolated places in Delhi and dense fog at some locations on Wednesday.
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The first morning of the New Year in the national capital saw shallow fog, with the minimum temperature recorded at 7.4 degrees Celsius, the weather department said.
Delhi Weather Today: A Chilly New Year
The weather office has forecast cold day conditions at isolated places in Delhi and dense fog at some locations on Wednesday. The city's minimum temperature, which was slightly warmer than the seasonal average, was almost two degrees less than Tuesday.
The relative humidity was recorded at 87 per cent, and the maximum temperature is expected to settle around 18 degrees Celsius.
The Met office has said that the wind speed is likely to increase to 14 to 18 kilometres per hour during the afternoon and gradually decline to less than 8 kilometres per hour by the evening.
Smog or shallow fog is expected during the evening and the night.
Air quality data was unavailable on the Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB) website and the Centre's Sameer app, which provides hourly updates on AQI levels.
Delhi Temperature
The IMD has posted an update on X about the temperature around Delhi. “Observed minimum temperatures (°C) recorded over Delhi at 0830 Hrs IST of Today, 01st January 2025.” IMD posted.
Delhi's Weather Today: City Responds
The Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) has set up 235 pagoda tents to provide shelter to homeless people. Night shelters have been set up in several areas of the national capital including AIIMS, Lodhi Road, and Nizamuddin flyover.
In response to the chilly weather, residents of the capital were seen gathering around bonfires, while others took shelter in night homes as temperatures continued to drop. The cold has also intensified in Rajasthan, severely affecting daily life. In Jaipur, the temperature was recorded at 7.2 degrees Celsius at 8:30 am, while Bikaner and Churu saw temperatures of 7 degrees Celsius and 6 degrees Celsius, respectively as per the IMD.
In Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya, a layer of fog engulfs the city as the temperature dipped in the city. In Meerut temperature was recorded at 9 degrees Celsius, in Lucknow at 10 degrees Celsius, as per IMD. In Jammu and Kashmir, the cold conditions persisted, with temperatures plummeting below zero in many areas. The cold weather has caused the surface of Dal Lake to remain frozen.
At 8:30 am Srinagar recorded a temperature of -1.5 degrees Celsius, -2.4 degrees Celsius in Gulmarg, -6 degrees Celsius in Pahalgam, 0.4 degrees Celsius in Banihal and 0.4 degrees Celsius in Kupwara, as per IMD. Despite the biting cold, people from across the country flocked to temples and churches in large numbers to celebrate the New Year.
Whether in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Ayodhya, Haridwar, Mathura, Varanasi, Ajmer, Tirupati, or Guwahati, worshippers gathered at iconic religious sites. In Delhi, despite the inclement weather, people began their day with morning prayers and 'aarti' at the famed Pracheen Hanuman Mandir in Connaught Place, while similar scenes unfolded at the Jhandewalan temple.
(PTI and ANI Inputs)
Updated 13:49 IST, January 1st 2025