Delhi residents woke up to a chilly Thursday morning as temperatures plunged to 9.2 degrees Celsius in the Safdarjung area, marking the national capital's first sub-10-degree Celsius reading this year. ❄

Lodhi Road recorded a minimum temperature of 10.4 degrees Celsius, while Jafarpur, Mungeshpur, and Narela reported 11.2, 11.3, and 12.1 degrees Celsius, respectively.

Maximum temperatures ranged from 26.7 to 27.6 degrees Celsius in Delhi-NCR💯

This sudden temperature drop is attributed to persistent cold northwesterly winds sweeping through the city.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), there is a possibility of rain in the coming days, contributing to a further decrease in both maximum and minimum temperatures in the national capital.

The maximum temperature in Delhi on Wednesday settled at 25.7 degrees Celsius, a notch below normal, while the air quality remained in the "very poor" category.

According to the weather department, the relative humidity in the city was recorded at 65 per cent at 5.30 pm on Wednesday and it had predicted mainly clear sky and haze during the day.

The pollution level also worsened in the morning amid unfavourable meteorological conditions in Delhi, with the air quality being in the 'very poor' category with AQI standing at 373.✅️