The weather gods have flipped the script in NCR, ushering in rain-lashed winds and a sharp chill from Thursday evening. Come Friday morning, residents in Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad, and environs felt the full force of drizzles paired with fierce gusts. IMD’s outlook: blanket clouds all day, scarce sun, and plummeting temps that turn day into night-like cold.
January 23 highs capped at 19°C, lows at 12°C, punctuated by light-moderate showers, storms, lightning, and 30-40 km/h blasts. January 24 mirrors this with 17°C max/7°C min. Light-moderate fog possible early January 25 (17-6°C), steadying to 19-7°C on January 26—no alerts yet.
Benefiting from nature’s cleanse, AQI levels dipped partially per CPCB data. Ghaziabad: Indirapuram 267 (better), Sanjay Nagar 290, Loni stubbornly severe at 390. Noida sectors: 62 at 249, 125 at 319, 1 at 290, 116 at 296. Delhi hotspots persist high—Anand Vihar 317, Ashok Vihar 335, Bawana 342, Chandni Chowk 326, Ali Pur 322, DTU 312—but some red zones turned orange, easing breaths.
Weather pros explain the amplified daytime freeze stems from cloud-trapped cold air and wind chill, despite milder night lows. As NCR shivers under this invigorating shift, brace for layered attire, vigilant health measures, and eyes on evolving forecasts to navigate the cold snap effectively.