Delhi witnessed a deterioration in air quality on Sunday, with the Air Quality Index touching 196 at 10am —the highest in over 82 days. Within Delhi, 22 out of 43 active air quality monitoring stations recorded air quality in the poor category, with Mundka at 282, Jahangirpuri at 248, Narela at 262, and Okhla at 232.
AQI reading was the highest since July 13, when it stood at 246, according to Central Pollution Control Board data. As per Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) standards, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered ‘good’, 51 to 100 ‘satisfactory’, 101 to 200 ‘moderate’, 201 to 300 ‘poor’, 301 to 400 ‘very poor’, and 401 to 500 ‘severe’.
Lack of rain, low wind speeds and localised emissions have led to an increase in pollution levels, officials said.
Delhi weather forecast
On Sunday, a minimum temperature of 24.1 °C was registered, and the maximum is likely to hover between 35-37 °C. Maximum temperatures are expected to spike up with parts of Delhi NCR & west Uttar Pradesh to experience in the range of 37-40°c. Next drop in temperature is expected after 10th October, with a minor dip in case of isolated rains during 7-8th October.”
Meanwhile, the IMD forecast states that the city is not likely to witness any rain activity over the next week, with a partly cloudy sky likely to be observed from Tuesday onwards. A series of mild western disturbances will begin from 7th October, with chances of moderate western disturbances after 10th October, which could bring precipitation in the plains of north India and early snowfall over the western Himalayas.
Navdeep Dahiya, amateur meteorologist, said: “October heat is slowly taking over.
