Delhi experienced a fifth straight cold wave day with temperatures dropping to 3.5°C. The India Meteorological Department issued an orange alert for chilly temperatures and dense fog in some parts of the city. The cold wave is expected to continue for the next two days at least. However, there was some relief for mass transit users as the dense fog spell was shorter on Tuesday, resulting in fewer flight and train delays compared to the previous days. Delhi’s air quality remained “very poor” for the 14th consecutive day.

Delhi shivered through a fifth straight cold wave day on Tuesday, when a minimum temperature of 3.5°C and breezy winds kept the Capital in a frosty grip, even as the fog let-up marginally, with fewer interruptions to flight and train operations than over the past four days.

Still, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert for Wednesday and Thursday, warning of chilly temperatures and dense fog in some parts of the city.

Tuesday’s minimum was four degrees below normal, and the fifth straight day it has been below 4°C. It was 3.3°C on Monday, 3.5°C on Sunday, 3.6°C on Saturday and 3.9°C on Friday.