Gurgaon: Residents got a break on Wednesday because the maximum temperature in the city rose to 16.8 degrees Celsius on Wednesday from 15.8 degrees Celsius the previous day, but still three notches below normal.
The minimum temperature is 7.2 degrees Celsius, two notches above normal.
According to the Indian Meteorology Department (IMD), the minimum temperature is likely to increase two to four degrees Celsius in the next three to four days.
During the daytime temperatures will also witness a slight increase in the next two days but will return to fall from January 22 and so on.
IMD has predicted that light rain accompanied by storm and lightning will peak on Saturday due to Western disruption.
According to IMD estimates, the minimum and maximum temperature on Thursday will emphasize around 9 and 17 degrees Celsius, with a possibility of shallow fog in the morning.
The air quality in the city was ‘very poor’ on Wednesday for the second day in a row.
Aqi as a whole was 328, a little up from 315 on Tuesday.
The world and the surrounding area see the longest cold day spell in January since 2015, according to the Indian Meteorology Department (IMD).
Several stations recorded cold day conditions for seven to 10 days so far in January.
Before this, the longest spell of cold day conditions was observed for 11-13 days in January 2015.
The coldest station in the past week in the national capital was Narella, Jafarpur, Ayanaagar, Palam and Ridge when they recorded ‘cold days’ conditions almost every day .
Meeting with officials said the highest cold intensity between January 15 to January 18 this year.
Fog or low clouds along with the wind pattern causing cold day conditions, they declare .Narela on Wednesday record a maximum temperature of 14.7 degrees Celsius, five degrees below normal.
The temperature of the day in Safdarjung, which is a city base station, and Lodhi Road respectively 18.1 and 18.4 degrees Celsius respectively.