India, Jan. 25 -- Strong icy northwesterly winds continued to influence Delhi's weather on Sunday, pushing minimum temperatures lower while keeping air quality in the 'moderate' category for the second consecutive day.

The 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) was recorded at 150 at 9am on Sunday, improving further from 193 at 4pm on Saturday. This marked Delhi's lowest AQI reading for January in four years, the last such instance being January 9, 2022, when the AQI stood at 69.

The city's minimum temperature dropped to 6.6degC on Sunday, about a degree below normal, compared with 7.6degC a day earlier. The minimum temperature is expected to remain in the range of 4-6degC on January 26 as cold northwesterly winds continue to blow from...