Rare fog shrouds Delhi-NCR amid unseasonal rain, coldest March day in six years
The downpour, caused by an active western disturbance, brought relief from unusually high temperatures.
PTC News Desk: A thick layer of fog and clouds covered Delhi early Saturday morning, a day after heavy rain lashed the city and nearby NCR areas, making it the coldest March day in six years.
At 7:20 am, the Safdarjung observatory recorded a temperature of 14°C, with humidity at 100% and misty conditions prevailing. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has not issued any weather warnings for Delhi-NCR for Saturday, although a yellow alert for rain and thunderstorms had been in place on Friday.
The downpour, caused by an active western disturbance, brought relief from unusually high temperatures. Several parts of Uttar Pradesh also experienced strong winds, thunderstorms, and rain, leading to stormy weather.
Friday turned out to be the coldest March day in six years and also saw the cleanest air in nearly five months in Delhi, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) dropping to the ‘satisfactory’ category. The AQI stood at 93, marking the first such improvement in about 161 days, the last being on October 9, 2025, when it was recorded at 99.
This was also the coldest March day since March 8, 2020, when the temperature had dipped to 21.2°C. Additionally, recent rainfall has made this March the wettest in the past three years, with the last higher rainfall recorded in 2023 at 50.4 mm.