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Delhi's air quality improved slightly and entered 'very poor' range after two days of 'severe' levels. Respite from air pollution and toxic AQI seems near as IMD predicted rain in 3 days. Check full weather forecast here.
Delhi's air quality registered marginal improvement on Tuesday morning as the AQI entered ‘very poor’ range after two-consecutive days of ‘severe’ levels. However, the battle with air pollution continues as the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 395 at 8:00 am, according to data released by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
A total of 23 monitoring stations out of 38 recorded ‘severe’ AQI on Tuesday. NSIT Dwarka reported best AQI at 300 on 20 January.
Delhi weather forecast
Moving to Delhi weather forecast, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said, "Partly cloudy sky. Shallow to moderate fog during morning hours. The maximum and minimum temperatures in Delhi are likely to be in the ranges of 23°C to 25°C and 07°C to 09°C respectively. The minimum temperature will be near normal and the maximum temperatures will be above normal (1.6 to 3.0) over Delhi.
According to IMD, three Western Disturbances in quick successions likely to cause wet spell over Western Himalayan region. Predicting precipitation over adjoining plains of northwest India, IMD in its latest press release said, “Isolated to Scattered light to moderate rainfall likely during 22nd-25th January. Thunderstorm activity accompanied with lightning and gusty winds (speed 30-40 kmph) during 22nd -24th January.” It further noted possibility of rain in Delhi on 23 January.
A layer of smog shrouded parts of Delhi NCR as visuals from ITO and the Swaminarayan Akshardham temple area in Pandav Nagar indicate low visibility.
A marked increase in temperature was observed on Monday with no cold wave alert in place neither for today nor for coming days. Safdarjung, Delhi's primary weather station, recorded 7.7 degrees minimum temperature on Monday.
The weather office forecasted no significant change in minimum temperatures over northwest India during next 2 days but predicted gradual rise in temperature today and tomorrow by 2 to 4 degrees Celsius.
For the neighbouring states of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, IMD predicted dense to very dense fog conditions for the coming 1 to 2 days.
On Saturday, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) reinvoked Stage-IV measures under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) across Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) due to deteriorating air quality.
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