Due to snowfall in the hilly areas, winter has knocked across the country. According to the announcement of IMD, there is a possibility of severe winter this time due to La Nina. Along with falling temperature, fog has also started in most of the states of the country, due to which people are facing difficulties in commuting. At the same time, people of the national capital Delhi (Delhi Weather) and NCR are facing the double attack of dangerous air pollution along with dense fog.
The Meteorological Department said that Monday (November 18) was the coldest day of the season in Delhi. According to the department, people of Delhi and NCR will have to face dense fog for the next 5 days. According to IMD forecast, the maximum temperature in Delhi today on November 19 is expected to be 25 degrees Celsius and the minimum temperature is expected to be 14 degrees Celsius. The Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert of light to moderate fog in Delhi and its surrounding areas during evening and night. Meanwhile, Delhi is slowly turning into a gas chamber. Many AQI in the national capital has crossed 450.
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Delhi became a gas chamber
The highest air quality index in Delhi was 494 on Monday, which was the highest till date, but at 3:00 am on Tuesday, the average air quality index in Delhi reached 495. Delhi has completely become a gas chamber. In most areas of Delhi, AQI has reached 500 or more. If we talk about the air quality index in different areas in the national capital at 3:00 am on Tuesday,
areas of delhi | AQI at 3:00 am |
Anand Vihar | 500 |
Ashok Vihar | 500 |
Bawana | 500 |
Narela | 500 |
Palam | 500 |
Nehru Nagar | 500 |
Mundaka | 500 |
Okhla | 500 |
Karni Singh Shooting Range | 500 |
Dwarka | 500 |
Mathura Road | 499 |
Dilshad Garden | 498 |
JLN | 500 |
North Campus | 500 |
ayanagar | 498 |
Jahangirpuri | 500 |
Najafgarh | 499 |
Lodhi Road | 498 |
Major Dhyan Chand Stadium | 500 |
snowfall in kashmir
The Meteorological Department said that the temperature in Sonamarg of Ganderbal district has been recorded at -5.3 degrees Celsius, which is the lowest temperature of this season so far. However, according to the Meteorological Department, there is no possibility of any snowfall for the next one week (Jammu Kashmir Weather Update). Due to snowfall, Kashmir is covered in white sheet. Also, cold wave is going on in the valley.
How will be the weather of Bihar and UP?
People in Bihar have also started feeling the cold. Due to the winds, there was a huge drop in the minimum temperature in the state, which reached 14-15°C. Fog is being seen everywhere in the evening and morning. The weather of UP is also changing rapidly. The temperature of the state continues to decline. According to the forecast of the department, the temperature in the state will fall further in 2-4 days. The department has issued a yellow alert in many areas of the state today.