Delhi weather: National capital wakes up to chilly morning, deteriorating air quality

Delhi woke up to a chilly morning of 4 degree Celsius on Tuesday morning. The mercury even fell below 3 degree Celsius in some regions. This was combined with deteriorating air quality as AQI worsened to 421.

Other cities in the National Capital Region (NCR), including Noida, Greater Noida, Gurugram, Ghaziabad and Faridabad are witnessing similar weather conditions along with poor AQI.

Greater Noida and Ghaziabad recorded temperatures of 4 degree Celsius, while Noida, Gurugram and Ghaziabad followed at 5 degree Celsius.



Further, the twin cities of Noida and Greater Noida have recorded an AQI of 382 and 398, respectively. Faridabad had the best air quality in the region with an AQI of 258.

Meanwhile, Delhi airport has issued an advisory amid the deteriorating air quality. It said that flight operations are presently normal but passengers have been advised to check the status of flights with airlines.

Delhi-NCR weather through the week

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted similar weather conditions to persist throughout the week with temperatures ranging from a minimum of 5 degree to 15 degree Celsius. Additionally, a cold wave warning has been issued for Wednesday with temperatures set to hover at around 21 degree Celsius during the day.

GRAP IV restriction implemented in Delhi

In response to alarming pollution levels in the capital, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has re-imposed Stage-IV (‘Severe+’) measures from the updated Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) to combat the worsening air quality.

In a tweet, the CAQM announced, “Considering the rise in the AQI of Delhi owing to highly unfavourable meteorological conditions and absolute calm wind conditions, the CAQM Sub-Committee on GRAP called for an emergency meeting.” Following this, the committee decided to impose Stage-IV measures across the entire National Capital Region (NCR) with immediate effect.


Furthermore, the Delhi Directorate of Education (DoE) has instructed all schools to adopt a hybrid learning model for students up to Class V, effective immediately.

According to a circular issued on Monday, the directive applies to government, government-aided, unaided private schools under the DoE, NDMC, MCD, and Delhi Cantonment Board.

The circular also extends hybrid learning to students in grades VI-IX and XI across Delhi, Gurugram, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, and Noida, where online learning is feasible. This comes after all schools in Delhi switched to a hybrid mode on November 25, with in-person classes resuming on December 5.