In Pics | Delhi braces for bitter cold as mercury plunges to 1.4°C

Delhi continues to shiver as Lodhi Road and Safdarjung recorded a minimum temperature of 1.6 degrees Celsius and 1.4 degrees Celsius respectively on Monday, the lowest in the month since January 1, 2021. The IMD had earlier issued an orange warning for a cold wave in Delhi till January 17-18. It said minimum temperatures will gradually rise by three to five degrees Celsius from January 18 to January 20 under the influence of a western disturbance.

A brutal cold wave swept Delhi on Monday morning with the minimum temperature at the Safdarjung observatory, the city's base station, plunging to 1.4 degrees Celsius, the lowest in the month since January 1, 2021. Credit: Reuters Photo

The minimum temperature in the national capital has dropped by around 9 notches in just 2 days. It was 10.2 degrees Celsius on Saturday and 4.7 degrees Celsius on Sunday. Credit: PTI Photo

The weather station at Lodhi Road, where the India Meteorological Department (IMD) headquarter is located, recorded a minimum temperature of 1.6 degrees Celsius. Credit: PTI Photo

The minimum temperature plunged to 2.8 degrees Celsius at Ayanagar in southwest Delhi, two degrees Celsius at the Ridge in central Delhi and 2.2 degrees Celsius at Jafarpur in West Delhi. Credit: PTI Photo

Delhi saw an intense cold wave spell from January 5 to January 9, the second longest in the month in a decade, according to IMD data. Credit: PTI Photo

The nation capital has also recorded over 50 hours of dense fog this month so far, which is the highest since 2019. Credit: Reuters Photo

The IMD had earlier issued an orange warning for a cold wave in Delhi till January 17-18. Credit: PTI Photo

IMD also said that the minimum temperatures will gradually rise by three to five degrees Celsius from January 18 to January 20 under the influence of a western disturbance. Credit: PTI Photo

A severe cold wave is when the minimum temperature dips to two degrees Celsius or the departure from the normal limits is by more than 6.4 notches. Credit: PTI Photo