On Saturday, Delhi residents awoke to a misty morning as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported that the lowest temperature in the nation’s capital was 7.6 degrees Celsius, slightly below the average for the season.

The air quality in Delhi has improved. According to statistics from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the Air Quality Index (AQI) dropped from 429 on Friday to 392 in the “very poor” category.

In Anand Vihar, Delhi, the Air Quality Index was 414, whilst in Dwarka Sector 8, it was 413. Delhi University’s north campus scored an AQI of 376, whilst Lodhi Road reported 362 values.

The AQI in Rohini, Delhi, was 425, but in Najafgarh, it dropped to 398, although it is still in the “severe” range.

A score of zero to fifty is regarded as “good,” 51 to 100 as “satisfactory,” 101 to 200 as “moderate,” 201 to 300 as “poor,” 301 to 400 as “very poor,” and 401 to 500 as “severe.”

According to the IMD, humidity levels were 100% at 8.30 am.

According to the weather officer’s prognosis, there will be mostly clear sky throughout the day, with a high temperature of 23 degrees Celsius.

In addition, while the national capital was enveloped in thick fog and freezing waves, the Republic Day parade rehearsals were taking place at Kartavya Path.

Images from Delhi’s Akshardhan as a dense fog blankets the region.

In the meanwhile, Himachal Pradesh and isolated regions of Jammu and Kashmir are expected to experience extreme cold wave conditions, according to IMD. Additionally, it forecasted cold wave conditions across Rajasthan and Punjab. isolated areas of dense fog across east Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh.

A thick layer of fog covered Delhi on Friday as the city was hit by a cold wave. The national capital’s lowest temperature has fallen to seven degrees Celsius. The IMD predicts that majority of North India will experience cold wave to severe cold wave conditions.