Minimum temperatures throughout the Kashmir Valley and Ladakh dropped several notches below freezing point on Friday, even as the humidity at 100% in New Delhi caused a sudden spike in pollution levels, officials said. Srinagar recorded minus 3.1, Pahalgam minus 5.7 and Gulmarg minus 8.6, a Met official said. The weatherman forecast clear skies through the day with the maximum temperature likely to settle around 27 degrees Celsius. According to System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR), the Air Quality Index of Delhi at 9 am was 379 on a scale of 0 to 500. The IMD has predicted the air quality and visibility to improve from January 23 as it was most likely to rain.

Source: Hindustan Times January 19, 2018 05:26 UTC