Dated: 22 December 2024

Time of Issue: 1800 Hrs. IST

WEATHER INFERENCE FOR NORTHWEST INDIA

• The Western disturbance as a cyclonic circulation in middle tropospheric levels over central
parts of Afghanistan persists.
• The cyclonic circulation over Punjab & adjoining Haryana at 1.5 km above mean sea level
persists.
• The cyclonic circulation over southwest Rajasthan & adjoining Pakistan extending upto 1.5
km above mean sea level persists.
• Subtropical westerly Jet Stream with core winds of the order upto 140 knots at 12.6 km
above mean sea level continue to prevail over North India.
• Another fresh and active western disturbance is likely to affect western Himalayan region
& adjoining plains from 27th December 2024.

PAST WEATHER

• There has been slight fall in minimum temperature over Delhi/NCR during past 24hr.
• The Maximum and Minimum temperature over Delhi is in the range of 21 to 24°C and 07 to
09°C respectively. The minimum temperature was near normal and maximum temperature
above normal 01-03°C over most places.
• Moderate fog reported at Safdarjung airport. Safdarjung airport recorded lowest visibility 400m
during 0700 hours to 0730 hours IST which improved thereafter becoming 600m at 0800 hours
IST. Palam airport recorded lowest visibility 600 m during 0800 hours to 0830 hours IST which
improved thereafter becoming 700m at 0900 hours IST.
• Mainly smog/shallow to moderate fog condition with predominant surface wind from variable
direction with wind speed reaching calm to 06 Kmph prevailed past 24hr. Mainly smog
condition with wind speed less than 06 kmph variable direction prevailed over the region in the
forenoon today.
 Weather Observations over Safdarjung ending at 17:30 hrs. IST of today, the 22 December 2024:
Maximum Temperature Max.24 hrs. Maximum Departure
24.1 °C Change (+0.7)
+3 °C

Min.24 hrs.
Minimum Temperature 07.3°C Change (-0.3)
Minimum Departure 0 °C
Rainfall Recorded During Rainfall Recorded During Past
Past 24 Hrs ending at 0830 000.0 mm 09 Hrs. ending at 1730 Hrs. IST. 000.0 mm
Hrs. IST.
Maximum Humidity Past 24
100 % Minimum Humidity Past 24 Hrs: 049 %
Hrs:
24.12.2024 at 01:06 Hrs
Moonset on 23.12.2024 at 12:26 Hrs IST Moonrise on
IST
24.12.2024 at 07:11 Hrs
Sunset on 23.12.2024 at 17:30 Hrs IST Sunrise on
IST
Current wind direction/speed
CALM
in knots

Weather Observations over other stations in NCR Region at 17:30 Hrs. IST On 22.12.2024
Max Temp Max Departure Rainfall (mm) recorded
Station Name Min Temp Min Departure Rainfall (mm)
(°C) (°C) between 0830-1730 IST.)
(°C) (°C) Till 0830 IST

Palam 22.5 +2 08.8 +1 000.0 000.0

Lodhi Road 22.6 +2 08.0 +1 000.0 000.0

Ridge 22.8 +3 09.2 +1 000.0 000.0

Ayanagar 23.4 +4 06.8 0 000.0 000.0

Gurgaon 21.5 - 07.7 - 000.0 000.0

Ghaziabad 23.9 - 07.9 - 000.0 000.0

Najafgarh 22.3 +2 08.7 +1 000.0 000.0

Narela 21.0 0 07.1 0 000.0 000.0

NCMRWF(NOIDA) 23.0 - 08.0 - 000.0 -

Pitampura 24.0 +3 11.7 +4 000.0 000.0

Pusa 21.3 +1 06.3 -1 000.0 -

SPS Mayur Vihar 21.8 +1 09.0 +1 000.0 -

Raj Ghat 21.6 +1 10.2 +3 000.0 000.0

 DELHI FORECAST FOR NEXT SEVEN DAYS

TEMPERATU
RE (℃)
DIRECTION/ WIND SPEED (KMPH)
DATE
0530-1130 1130-1730 1730-2330
WEATHER FORECAST
MAX MIN (IST) (IST) (IST)
MAINLY CLEAR SKY. SMOG/SHALLOW FOG IS
22.12.2024 24.1 07.3 E/02-04 SE/04-06 ESE/06-08 LIKELY IN THE NIGHT.

SMOG/SHALLOW FOG IN THE MOST PLACES AND

MODERATE FOG IN THE ISOLATED PLACES IS
LIKELY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY SKY
23.12.2024 20 07 ESE/06-08 NE/04-06 ESE/04-06 WITH POSSIBILITY OF VERY LIGHT TO LIGHT RAIN
DURING EARLY MORNING HOURS. SMOG/
SHALLOW FOG IS LIKELY IN THE EVENING/NIGHT.
SMOG/MODERATE FOG IN THE MOST PLACES
AND DENSE FOG IN ISOLATED PLACES IS LIKELY IN
24.12.2024 22 05 SE/06-08 SE/04-06 N/04-06 THE MORNING. MAINLY CLEAR SKY. SMOG/
SHALLOW FOG IS LIKELY IN THE EVENING/NIGHT.
SMOG/MODERATE FOG IN THE MOST PLACES
AND DENSE FOG IN ISOLATED PLACES IS LIKELY IN
25.12.2024 22 06 NNW/04-06 NNW/08-10 NNW/06-08 THE MORNING. MAINLY CLEAR SKY. SMOG/
SHALLOW FOG IS LIKELY IN THE EVENING/NIGHT.
SMOG/SHALLOW TO MODERATE FOG IS LIKELY IN
THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY SKY. VERY LIGHT
26.12.2024 22 06 NW/06-08 NW/08-10 NNW/06-08 RAIN DURING LATE NIGHT. SMOG/SHALLOW FOG
IS LIKELY IN THE EVENING/NIGHT.
SMOG/SHALLOW TO MODERATE FOG IS LIKELY IN
27.12.2024 23 06 NW/06-08 NW/08-10 N/12-14 THE MORNING. GENERALLY CLOUDY SKY.
LIGHT RAIN/THUNDERSHOWERS.
PARTLY CLOUDY SKY. VERY LIGHT RAIN/DRIZZLE.
28.12.2024 22 08 NNW/12-14 NW/12-14 NW/10-12 SMOG/SHALLOW FOG IS LIKELY IN THE
EVENING/NIGHT.

Note: The forecast accuracy decreases with the increase in lead period.

TEMPERATURE NORMALS
DATE MAX MIN
22 DEC – 26 DEC 20.7 07.5
27 DEC – 31 DEC 20.4 06.8

IMPACT BASED FORECAST FOR FOG OVER DELHI AND NCR

Date 22 DECEMBER 2024 23 DECEMBER 2024

MAINLY CLEAR SKY. SMOG/SHALLOW FOG IS LIKELY IN THE SMOG/SHALLOW FOG IN THE MOST PLACES AND MODERATE
NIGHT. FOG IN THE ISOLATED PLACES IS LIKELY IN THE MORNING.
Forecast PARTLY CLOUDY SKY WITH POSSIBILITY OF VERY LIGHT TO LIGHT
RAIN DURING EARLY MORNING HOURS.
SMOG/SHALLOW FOG IS LIKELY IN THE EVENING/NIGHT.

Impact Expected NIL NIL

Action Suggested NIL NIL

 DISTRICT WISE FORECAST FOR DELHI-NCR FOR NEXT FIVE DAYS
DATE 22 December 23 December 24 December 25 December 26 December
SMOG/SHALLOW TO SMOG/MODERATE TO SMOG/MODERATE TO SMOG/SHALLOW TO
MAINLY CLEAR SKY. MODERATE FOG IN THE DENSE FOG IN THE DENSE FOG IN THE MODERATE FOG IN THE
SMOG/SHALLOW FOG MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY MORNING. MAINLY CLEAR MORNING. MAINLY CLEAR MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY
IN THE NIGHT. SKY WITH POSSIBILITY OF SKY. SMOG/SHALLOW FOG SKY. SMOG/SHALLOW FOG SKY. VERY LIGHT RAIN
VERY LIGHT TO LIGHT RAIN IN THE EVENING/NIGHT. IN THE EVENING/NIGHT. DURING LATE NIGHT.
North DURING EARLY MORNING SMOG/SHALLOW FOG IN
HOURS. SMOG/SHALLOW FOG THE EVENING/NIGHT.
Delhi IS IN THE EVENING/NIGHT.

LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY

SMOG/SHALLOW TO SMOG/MODERATE TO SMOG/MODERATE TO SMOG/SHALLOW TO
MAINLY CLEAR SKY. MODERATE FOG IN THE DENSE FOG IN THE DENSE FOG IN THE MODERATE FOG IN THE
North East
SMOG/SHALLOW FOG MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY MORNING. MAINLY CLEAR MORNING. MAINLY CLEAR MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY
Delhi IN THE NIGHT. SKY WITH POSSIBILITY OF SKY. SMOG/SHALLOW FOG SKY. SMOG/SHALLOW FOG SKY. VERY LIGHT RAIN
VERY LIGHT TO LIGHT RAIN IN THE EVENING/NIGHT. IN THE EVENING/NIGHT. DURING LATE NIGHT.
DURING EARLY MORNING SMOG/SHALLOW FOG IN
HOURS. SMOG/SHALLOW FOG THE EVENING/NIGHT.
IS IN THE EVENING/NIGHT.

LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY

SMOG/SHALLOW TO SMOG/MODERATE TO SMOG/MODERATE TO SMOG/SHALLOW TO
MAINLY CLEAR SKY. MODERATE FOG IN THE DENSE FOG IN THE DENSE FOG IN THE MODERATE FOG IN THE
SMOG/SHALLOW FOG MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY MORNING. MAINLY CLEAR MORNING. MAINLY CLEAR MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY
IN THE NIGHT. SKY WITH POSSIBILITY OF SKY. SMOG/SHALLOW FOG SKY. SMOG/SHALLOW FOG SKY. VERY LIGHT RAIN
VERY LIGHT TO LIGHT RAIN IN THE EVENING/NIGHT. IN THE EVENING/NIGHT. DURING LATE NIGHT.
North- DURING EARLY MORNING SMOG/SHALLOW FOG IN
HOURS. SMOG/SHALLOW FOG THE EVENING/NIGHT.
West Delhi IS IN THE EVENING/NIGHT.

LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY

SMOG/SHALLOW TO SMOG/MODERATE TO SMOG/MODERATE TO SMOG/SHALLOW TO
MAINLY CLEAR SKY. MODERATE FOG IN THE DENSE FOG IN THE DENSE FOG IN THE MODERATE FOG IN THE
SMOG/SHALLOW FOG MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY MORNING. MAINLY CLEAR MORNING. MAINLY CLEAR MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY
IN THE NIGHT. SKY WITH POSSIBILITY OF SKY. SMOG/SHALLOW FOG SKY. SMOG/SHALLOW FOG SKY. VERY LIGHT RAIN
VERY LIGHT TO LIGHT RAIN IN THE EVENING/NIGHT. IN THE EVENING/NIGHT. DURING LATE NIGHT.
DURING EARLY MORNING SMOG/SHALLOW FOG IN
West Delhi HOURS. SMOG/SHALLOW FOG THE EVENING/NIGHT.
IS IN THE EVENING/NIGHT.

LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY

SMOG/SHALLOW TO SMOG/MODERATE TO SMOG/MODERATE TO SMOG/SHALLOW TO
MAINLY CLEAR SKY. MODERATE FOG IN THE DENSE FOG IN THE DENSE FOG IN THE MODERATE FOG IN THE
SMOG/SHALLOW FOG MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY MORNING. MAINLY CLEAR MORNING. MAINLY CLEAR MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY
IN THE NIGHT. SKY WITH POSSIBILITY OF SKY. SMOG/SHALLOW FOG SKY. SMOG/SHALLOW FOG SKY. VERY LIGHT RAIN
VERY LIGHT TO LIGHT RAIN IN THE EVENING/NIGHT. IN THE EVENING/NIGHT. DURING LATE NIGHT.
South DURING EARLY MORNING SMOG/SHALLOW FOG IN
HOURS. SMOG/SHALLOW FOG THE EVENING/NIGHT.
Delhi IS IN THE EVENING/NIGHT.

LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY

SMOG/SHALLOW TO SMOG/MODERATE TO SMOG/MODERATE TO SMOG/SHALLOW TO
MAINLY CLEAR SKY. MODERATE FOG IN THE DENSE FOG IN THE DENSE FOG IN THE MODERATE FOG IN THE
SMOG/SHALLOW FOG MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY MORNING. MAINLY CLEAR MORNING. MAINLY CLEAR MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY
IN THE NIGHT. SKY WITH POSSIBILITY OF SKY. SMOG/SHALLOW FOG SKY. SMOG/SHALLOW FOG SKY. VERY LIGHT RAIN
VERY LIGHT TO LIGHT RAIN IN THE EVENING/NIGHT. IN THE EVENING/NIGHT. DURING LATE NIGHT.
South- DURING EARLY MORNING SMOG/SHALLOW FOG IN
HOURS. SMOG/SHALLOW FOG THE EVENING/NIGHT.
West Delhi IS IN THE EVENING/NIGHT.

LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY

SMOG/SHALLOW TO SMOG/MODERATE TO SMOG/MODERATE TO SMOG/SHALLOW TO
South- MODERATE FOG IN THE DENSE FOG IN THE DENSE FOG IN THE MODERATE FOG IN THE
East Delhi MAINLY CLEAR SKY. MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY MORNING. MAINLY CLEAR MORNING. MAINLY CLEAR MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY
SMOG/SHALLOW FOG SKY WITH POSSIBILITY OF SKY. SMOG/SHALLOW FOG SKY. SMOG/SHALLOW FOG SKY. VERY LIGHT RAIN
IN THE NIGHT. VERY LIGHT TO LIGHT RAIN IN THE EVENING/NIGHT. IN THE EVENING/NIGHT. DURING LATE NIGHT.
DURING EARLY MORNING SMOG/SHALLOW FOG IN
HOURS. SMOG/SHALLOW FOG THE EVENING/NIGHT.
IS IN THE EVENING/NIGHT.

LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY

SMOG/SHALLOW TO SMOG/MODERATE TO SMOG/MODERATE TO SMOG/SHALLOW TO
MAINLY CLEAR SKY. MODERATE FOG IN THE DENSE FOG IN THE DENSE FOG IN THE MODERATE FOG IN THE
SMOG/SHALLOW FOG MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY MORNING. MAINLY CLEAR MORNING. MAINLY CLEAR MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY
IN THE NIGHT. SKY WITH POSSIBILITY OF SKY. SMOG/SHALLOW FOG SKY. SMOG/SHALLOW FOG SKY. VERY LIGHT RAIN
VERY LIGHT TO LIGHT RAIN IN THE EVENING/NIGHT. IN THE EVENING/NIGHT. DURING LATE NIGHT.
DURING EARLY MORNING SMOG/SHALLOW FOG IN
New Delhi HOURS. SMOG/SHALLOW FOG THE EVENING/NIGHT.
IS IN THE EVENING/NIGHT.

LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY

SMOG/SHALLOW TO SMOG/MODERATE TO SMOG/MODERATE TO SMOG/SHALLOW TO
MAINLY CLEAR SKY. MODERATE FOG IN THE DENSE FOG IN THE DENSE FOG IN THE MODERATE FOG IN THE
SMOG/SHALLOW FOG MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY MORNING. MAINLY CLEAR MORNING. MAINLY CLEAR MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY
IN THE NIGHT. SKY WITH POSSIBILITY OF SKY. SMOG/SHALLOW FOG SKY. SMOG/SHALLOW FOG SKY. VERY LIGHT RAIN
VERY LIGHT TO LIGHT RAIN IN THE EVENING/NIGHT. IN THE EVENING/NIGHT. DURING LATE NIGHT.
Central DURING EARLY MORNING SMOG/SHALLOW FOG IN
HOURS. SMOG/SHALLOW FOG THE EVENING/NIGHT.
Delhi IS IN THE EVENING/NIGHT.

LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY

SMOG/SHALLOW TO SMOG/MODERATE TO SMOG/MODERATE TO SMOG/SHALLOW TO
MAINLY CLEAR SKY. MODERATE FOG IN THE DENSE FOG IN THE DENSE FOG IN THE MODERATE FOG IN THE
SMOG/SHALLOW FOG MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY MORNING. MAINLY CLEAR MORNING. MAINLY CLEAR MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY
IN THE NIGHT. SKY WITH POSSIBILITY OF SKY. SMOG/SHALLOW FOG SKY. SMOG/SHALLOW FOG SKY. VERY LIGHT RAIN
VERY LIGHT TO LIGHT RAIN IN THE EVENING/NIGHT. IN THE EVENING/NIGHT. DURING LATE NIGHT.
DURING EARLY MORNING SMOG/SHALLOW FOG IN
East Delhi HOURS. SMOG/SHALLOW FOG THE EVENING/NIGHT.
IS IN THE EVENING/NIGHT.

LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY

SMOG/SHALLOW TO SMOG/MODERATE TO SMOG/MODERATE TO SMOG/SHALLOW TO
MAINLY CLEAR SKY. MODERATE FOG IN THE DENSE FOG IN THE DENSE FOG IN THE MODERATE FOG IN THE
SMOG/SHALLOW FOG MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY MORNING. MAINLY CLEAR MORNING. MAINLY CLEAR MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY
IN THE NIGHT. SKY WITH POSSIBILITY OF SKY. SMOG/SHALLOW FOG SKY. SMOG/SHALLOW FOG SKY. VERY LIGHT RAIN
VERY LIGHT TO LIGHT RAIN IN THE EVENING/NIGHT. IN THE EVENING/NIGHT. DURING LATE NIGHT.
DURING EARLY MORNING SMOG/SHALLOW FOG IN
Shahdara HOURS. SMOG/SHALLOW FOG THE EVENING/NIGHT.
IS IN THE EVENING/NIGHT.

LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY

SMOG/SHALLOW TO SMOG/MODERATE TO SMOG/MODERATE TO SMOG/SHALLOW TO
MAINLY CLEAR SKY. MODERATE FOG IN THE DENSE FOG IN THE DENSE FOG IN THE MODERATE FOG IN THE
SMOG/SHALLOW FOG MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY MORNING. MAINLY CLEAR MORNING. MAINLY CLEAR MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY
IN THE NIGHT. SKY WITH POSSIBILITY OF SKY. SMOG/SHALLOW FOG SKY. SMOG/SHALLOW FOG SKY. VERY LIGHT RAIN
VERY LIGHT TO LIGHT RAIN IN THE EVENING/NIGHT. IN THE EVENING/NIGHT. DURING LATE NIGHT.
DURING EARLY MORNING SMOG/SHALLOW FOG IN
Faridabad HOURS. SMOG/SHALLOW FOG THE EVENING/NIGHT.
IS IN THE EVENING/NIGHT.

LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY

SMOG/SHALLOW TO SMOG/MODERATE TO SMOG/MODERATE TO SMOG/SHALLOW TO
MAINLY CLEAR SKY. MODERATE FOG IN THE DENSE FOG IN THE DENSE FOG IN THE MODERATE FOG IN THE
SMOG/SHALLOW FOG MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY MORNING. MAINLY CLEAR MORNING. MAINLY CLEAR MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY
Gurgaon IN THE NIGHT. SKY WITH POSSIBILITY OF SKY. SMOG/SHALLOW FOG SKY. SMOG/SHALLOW FOG SKY. VERY LIGHT RAIN
VERY LIGHT TO LIGHT RAIN IN THE EVENING/NIGHT. IN THE EVENING/NIGHT. DURING LATE NIGHT. SMOG
DURING EARLY MORNING SHALLOW FOG IN THE
EVENING/NIGHT.
 HOURS. SMOG/SHALLOW FOG
IS IN THE EVENING/NIGHT.

LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY

SMOG/SHALLOW TO SMOG/MODERATE TO SMOG/MODERATE TO SMOG/SHALLOW TO
MAINLY CLEAR SKY. MODERATE FOG IN THE DENSE FOG IN THE DENSE FOG IN THE MODERATE FOG IN THE
SMOG/SHALLOW FOG MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY MORNING. MAINLY CLEAR MORNING. MAINLY CLEAR MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY
IN THE NIGHT. SKY WITH POSSIBILITY OF SKY. SMOG/SHALLOW FOG SKY. SMOG/SHALLOW FOG SKY. VERY LIGHT RAIN
VERY LIGHT TO LIGHT RAIN IN THE EVENING/NIGHT. IN THE EVENING/NIGHT. DURING LATE NIGHT.
DURING EARLY MORNING SMOG/SHALLOW FOG IN
Noida HOURS. SMOG/SHALLOW FOG THE EVENING/NIGHT.
IS IN THE EVENING/NIGHT.

LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY

SMOG/SHALLOW TO SMOG/MODERATE TO SMOG/MODERATE TO SMOG/SHALLOW TO
MAINLY CLEAR SKY. MODERATE FOG IN THE DENSE FOG IN THE DENSE FOG IN THE MODERATE FOG IN THE
SMOG/SHALLOW FOG MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY MORNING. MAINLY CLEAR MORNING. MAINLY CLEAR MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY
IN THE NIGHT. SKY WITH POSSIBILITY OF SKY. SMOG/SHALLOW FOG SKY. SMOG/SHALLOW FOG SKY. VERY LIGHT RAIN
VERY LIGHT TO LIGHT RAIN IN THE EVENING/NIGHT. IN THE EVENING/NIGHT. DURING LATE NIGHT.
DURING EARLY MORNING SMOG/SHALLOW FOG IN
Ghaziabad HOURS. SMOG/SHALLOW FOG THE EVENING/NIGHT.
IS IN THE EVENING/NIGHT.

LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY

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