By Admin 
On Thursday (11 December) morning in Delhi-NCR, people started the day with severe cold. Light fog, smog and cold winds have brought a big change in the weather of the capital. There has been a slight decline in pollution due to increase in wind speed, but visibility still remains low in many areas. IMD has predicted clear sky and drop in minimum temperature.
light fog and cold wind
There was light fog in Delhi-NCR on Thursday (11 December) morning. The temperature is continuously going down and people shiver from the intense cold of the morning. According to the Meteorological Department, today the maximum temperature can be between 23-25°C and the minimum temperature can be between 7-9°C.
The wind is blowing from the north-west direction at a speed of 5-10 km/hour, due to which the weather is feeling colder. There was light fog in the morning in Delhi’s North, South, West, Central, East and Shahdara. Whereas in Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurugram and Faridabad, visibility was slightly reduced due to thin layer of fog.
Slight reduction in pollution, but AQI still ‘bad’
There has been some improvement in pollution today due to increase in wind speed, but the air quality has still not come out of the ‘bad’ category. According to CPCB data at 6 am, the average AQI of Delhi was recorded just above 300.
AQI was 338 in Jahangirpuri, while 317 was recorded in Vivek Vihar and 320 in Wazirpur. On the other hand, the air level of Anand Vihar remained around 300. 305 was recorded in Chandni Chowk, 308 in RK Puram and 302 in Punjabi Bagh.
IIT Delhi area remained in better condition, where AQI was recorded around 210. There was dense fog and smog in the morning in areas like India Gate, Dutta Path, ITO and Anand Vihar, due to which visibility was very low and vehicles had to move at very slow speed.
The temperature will drop further in the coming days
According to the Meteorological Department, both cold and fog may increase in Delhi-NCR in the next 3 to 5 days. On December 12, the sky is likely to be partly cloudy and there is a possibility of light fog in the morning.
On 13 and 14 December, due to the effect of western disturbance, clouds may appear and moderate fog can be seen in the morning. The weather will be clear again on 15th and 16th December, but light to moderate fog may continue in the morning.
IMD says that a further drop of 2 to 3 degrees in the minimum temperature is possible in the next 48 hours. After this, there may be a slight increase in temperature, but the effect of cold will remain.