Delhi’s air quality index (AQI) continued to hover marginally above the 300 mark on Wednesday morning, with the city recording an AQI of 305 at 10am, compared with 299 at 4pm on Tuesday, though the situation is expected to see improvement, according to the Air Quality Early Warning System (EWS).
Of the 58 air quality monitoring stations that recorded data on Tuesday, 30 reported very poor air quality. The Chhawla monitoring station recorded the worst AQI at 400, followed by Chandni Chowk at 391 and Delhi Technological University at 388. “A moderately active western disturbance is expected to affect most parts of Kashmir and north Himachal Pradesh between November 12 and 15, with peak intensity on November 12 and 13. Cloud cover is likely to increase over Punjab, Haryana, and Delhi-NCR during this period, with a chance of light rainfall in parts of north Punjab, north Rajasthan, and west Haryana on November 14 and 15.
Delhi-NCR, the rest of Haryana and west Uttar Pradesh are unlikely to receive any rainfall from this western disturbance, as per the current analysis,” Dahiya said.
Warm weather and easterly winds aided the dispersion of pollutants after Diwali, before conditions stabilised over the past 24 hours. Southwesterly winds prevailed over Delhi during this period, reaching speeds of 10-15 kmph, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) bulletin. Earlier reporting noted: NEW DELHI: Delhi’s air quality showed some improvement on Wednesday morning, with the national capital recording an overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of 299 in the ‘poor’ category at 7am, according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data. Earlier reporting noted: According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Delhi recorded a morning temperature of 20°C, with sunny conditions.
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Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 14.8°C—0.9 degrees lower than the previous day. The maximum temperature is expected to remain between 27°C and 29°C, according to the IMD bulletin.
