According to the air quality bulletin for Delhi, the air quality is likely to improve, but it will remain in the very poor category on Tuesday.
New Delhi:
Delhi recorded a maximum temperature of 23.6 degrees Celsius on Monday, three degrees above this season’s average. Air quality improved slightly and was recorded in the “very poor” category. The national capital recorded a minimum temperature of 7.8 degrees Celsius, which is normal for this time of the year. The humidity ranged from 46 percent to 100 percent.
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Meteorologists predicted partly cloudy skies on Tuesday and dense fog in the morning. The maximum and minimum temperatures can be around 24 and seven degrees Celsius respectively.
Delhi’s 24-hour Air Quality Index (AQI) at 4 pm was 383, which falls in the very poor category. AQI was 393 at 9:05 am. Last 24 hours AQI was 411 on Sunday.
An AQI between zero and 50 is considered “good”, 51 and 100 “satisfactory”, 101 and 200 “moderate”, 201 and 300 “poor”, 301 and 400 “poor”. An AQI between 401 and 500 is considered “very”. Weak” and an AQI between 401 and 500 is considered “severe”.
According to the air quality bulletin for Delhi, the air quality is likely to improve, but it will remain in the very poor category on Tuesday. Air quality is likely to deteriorate and fall into the “severe” category on Wednesday, while it is likely to remain in the “very poor” category on Thursday.