The residents of Delhi woke up to very low visibility as a dense blanket of smog continued to cover Delhi and its adjoining areas on Monday morning. According to the India Meteorological Department, the visibility at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport is as low as 50 metres at around 7 am.
IMD had warned of dense fog during the early morning and forenoon, with reduced visibility observed at the Safdarjung weather station. Temperatures in the national capital ranged from a high of 23°C to a low of 8°C.
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Delhi visibility today
Visuals from across the city showed a dense haze hanging in the air, making it difficult to see even a short distance ahead. People were using low-beam headlights and parking lights to drive on Delhi roads this morning.
As visibility drops to near-zero in Delhi, news agency PTI shared a video from India Gate and Kartavya Path.
VIDEO | Delhi: A thick layer of smog engulfs the national capital, reducing visibility and shrouding iconic landmarks, as visuals from India Gate and Kartavya Path areas show hazy conditions across the city.#DelhiSmog #AirPollution #IndiaGate
(Full video available on PTI… pic.twitter.com/bDSZxCy9ut
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) December 15, 2025 News agency ANI shared a video of the dense fog from Barakhamba Road.
#WATCH | A thick layer of smog engulfs the National Capital. Visuals from Barakhamba Road. AQI here is 474, categorised as 'severe' as per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) pic.twitter.com/VNpgxMF0z7
— ANI (@ANI) December 15, 2025 Slow traffic movement at Anand Vihar.
#WATCH | Delhi | Visuals around Anand Vihar area as a thick layer of toxic smog engulfs the national capital.
AQI (Air Quality Index) around the area is 493, categorised as 'Severe', as claimed by CPCB (Central Pollution Control Board).
CAQM (Commission for Air Quality… pic.twitter.com/yuchgBixdq
— ANI (@ANI) December 15, 2025 Watch visuals from the Akshardham area:
#WATCH | A thick layer of smog engulfs the National Capital. Visuals from the Akshardham area. AQI here is 493, categorised as 'severe' as per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) pic.twitter.com/b9k9fthFDk
— ANI (@ANI) December 15, 2025 One individual said that sending students in dense fog, with near-zero visibility, is not discipline, but “endangerment”.
“Sending students… in dense Delhi fog with near-zero visibility is not discipline, it’s endangerment. Attendance shouldn’t come before safety. Fog alerts exist for a reason,” the resident posted.
Sending students of @CHRIST_NCR out at 7:20 AM in dense #Delhifog with near-zero visibility is not discipline, it’s endangerment.
Attendance shouldn’t come before safety. Fog alerts exist for a reason. #StudentSafety #DelhiNCR #DenseFog @gdagzb @noida_authority @myogiadityanath pic.twitter.com/uEGCD8LJM0
— A Shekhar (@anshushekharroy) December 15, 2025 One person shared a photo showing high-rise buildings barely visible through the dense fog.
The fog we are seeing in Delhi right now is not the typical fog you would see in hilly areas & areas with clean air. What we are seeing is dangerously toxic mix of smoke & fog (smog) which is highly harmful for health. pic.twitter.com/zzQ8h2WQ5P
— ThunderWild Weather (@ThunderWildWx) December 15, 2025 One individual shared a picture from Delhi Airport saying that one can’t even see a plane of they are 10 feet away from it.
Visibility so low you can’t see a plane even if you’re 10ft away from it :l@DelhiAirport #DelhiPollution #IndiGo pic.twitter.com/RoapyhNpYW
— Jyotbir Lamba (JbL) (@JyotbirLamba) December 15, 2025 Dense fog, low visibility
This comes after the India Meteorological Department said that moderate to dense fog has been reported in Delhi.
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“Very dense to dense fog (visibility <50 m) prevailed at isolated pockets of Uttar Pradesh in the morning hours; dense fog (visibility 50-199 m): reported in isolated pockets of Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Northeast Madhya Pradesh; moderate to dense fog also prevailed over Delhi-NCR,” IMD said in its update yesterday.
The visibility recorded at Delhi’s Safdarjung yesterday was 200 m. |
