New Delhi: The residents of national capital Delhi continued to fight a long-lasting cold waves as they woke up to a unpleasantly cold Sunday morning. The mercury dropped to 3 degrees Celsius which is four notches below the season's average.

The maximum temperature is likely to hover around 21 degrees Celsius, and the humidity at 8.30 a.m. was 97 per cent, an India Meteorological Department (IMD) official stated IANS.The visibility in the morning was 1,500 metres in most parts of the city, he asserted.

"There was fog in the morning. The sky will be clear ahead with haze and smoke. Some places in the city may face a cold wave situation in the day," the IMD official stated.

As per the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) reports the overall air quality in the Delhi was found in 'very poor' category with the Air Quality Index of the city registering a score of 388.

The Places like Noida, Pitam Pura and Delhi University displayed a 'severe' PM 2.5 and PM 10 level, while Chandni Chowk was a little better with a 'very poor' on the tot up of these pollutants.

 On the other Hand Saturday's maximum temperature settled at 21 degrees Celsius which is one notch less than the season's average, while the minimum temperature was recorded at 2.6 degrees.