Late February surprise: Snowfall in northwest hills is cascading cold air into Delhi-NCR’s plains, staving off a premature warm-up. Today’s skies stayed clear post-morning mist, recording 30°C highs and 13°C lows, humidity 40-95%.
Expect strong winds February 25-26, pushing max temps to 31°C and mins to 14°C. Mornings and evenings will feel the chill most, though no watches or warnings are active.
Compounding the weather shift is dire air quality. DPCC/CPCB logs Anand Vihar at 331 AQI—hazardous. High readings persist in Bawana (248), Ashok Vihar (252), Alipur (246), Burari (242), with Ayanagar (180), Karni Singh (196), DTU (221) less severe but still concerning.
Across the border, Noida’s Sector-125 hits 290, Sector-62 233, Sector-116 252. Ghaziabad’s Indirapuram (273), Loni (290), Vasundhara (278), Sanjay Nagar (183) underscore regional pollution pressures.
Meteorologists and pollution watchers agree: Gusts could ease AQI marginally, but entrenched sources mean no quick fix. Public health advisories stress caution—stay indoors during peak pollution, monitor symptoms, and push for cleaner policies amid this meteorological medley.