Delhi Shivers: Red Alert Issued as Temperature Drops to Season's Lowest, Disrupts Trains and Flights

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 06:38am on 14 Jan 2024,Sunday Weather & Environment

Delhi faces the coldest night of the winter, recording a minimum temperature of 3 degrees Celsius in Aya Nagar. The Meteorological Department issues a red alert due to severe cold and dense fog in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR). Minimum temperatures in Lodi Road, Safdarjung, Ridge, and Palam are reported between 3.4 and 5.8 degrees Celsius. Flight operations and trains experience delays. Delhi's Air Quality Index reaches 365, categorized as 'very poor.' Red alerts extend to Punjab, Haryana, and Chandigarh. Yellow alerts for cold and foggy conditions issued in Rajasthan, with the cold wave expected to persist.

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