Weather Update: Delhi’s air quality remains ‘very poor’, smoke layer over city
Weather Update: A layer of smog blanketed the national capital on Monday morning and the air quality was recorded in the “severe” category with an average AQI of 358 at 9 am, according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data.
Data from CPCB’s Sameer App, which provides hourly AQI updates, showed that the air quality at Bawana and New Moti Bagh stations is in the severe category with a reading of 409 in both.
Delhi has been witnessing high levels of air pollution for the past few weeks which has been largely blamed on tribal burning in neighboring states, Diwali fireworks and low wind speed.
The AQI was in the ‘very poor’ category on Friday morning and read 387.
The AQI categories are as follows: 0-50 ‘good,’ 51-100 ‘satisfactory,’ 101-200 ‘moderate,’ 201-300 ‘poor,’ 301-400 ‘very poor,’ and 401-500 ‘severe. ‘ Meanwhile, Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 18.3 degrees Celsius on Saturday, four notches above the season’s average.
The humidity level stands at 98 percent at 8.30 am, according to the India Meteorological Department.
The Met Office has forecast mostly clear skies during the day, with the maximum temperature expected to reach around 32 degrees Celsius.
