Gurugram Shivers at 1.8°C, Air Quality Remains ‘Very Poor’
Cold wave conditions gripped Gurugram on Friday as temperatures plunged sharply, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) recording a minimum of 1.8°C at 5:30 am—a drop of 3.5°C compared to Thursday.
The city woke up to a hazy morning, though visibility improved slightly to around 900 metres in the outskirts by 8:30 am.
Weather Forecast
Despite the dip, the IMD’s extended-range forecast indicates that minimum temperatures in Gurugram are likely to stay between 4°C and 6°C until January 22, while maximums are expected to hover around 22°C–24°C. On Thursday, the district recorded a maximum of 18.2°C.
Variable winds of around 4 kmph were recorded through Thursday night and Friday morning. Meteorologists expect the dry spell to continue until January 17.
However, a fresh Western Disturbance—identified as a trough in the middle and upper tropospheric westerlies at around 5.8 km above mean sea level—may influence weather conditions in the state, officials said. The IMD’s weekly report also flagged another Western Disturbance expected to affect northwest India from January 19, which could bring a 3–5°C rise in minimum temperatures over the following four days.
Air Quality Concerns
Amid the cold, Gurugram’s air quality remained in the ‘very poor’ category. At 9 am, the Central Pollution Control Board’s ‘Sameer’ app recorded an AQI of 346, with readings across the district’s four monitoring stations ranging from 320 to 370.
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