Dec 01, 2024 01:18 PM IST
The IMD has forecast minimal temperature to hover round 11-12°C over the following couple of days, earlier than dipping once more
The minimal temperature rose marginally throughout Delhi on Sunday after remaining under 10°C for the final two days, whilst town’s air high quality remained ‘very poor’. Delhi recorded a minimal temperature of 11.4°C — a level above regular, an increase from a low of 9.8°C on Saturday. The IMD has forecast minimal temperature to hover round 11-12°C over the following couple of days, earlier than dipping once more as an ongoing western disturbance brings recent snow to the upper reaches.
Qutub Minar shrouded in early morning smog in New Delhi on Saturday. (Vipin Kumar/HT Picture)
“We see a slight rise in minimum temperature when a western disturbance is active as the wind direction becomes variable. There is also increased moisture and cloudiness. There should be adequate snowfall during this spell which will once again make northwest India cold, particularly when the winds pick up again,” stated Mahesh Palawat, vp at Skymet.
The minimal fell under 10°C for the primary time this season on November 29, when it was 9.5°C. This was probably the most delayed fall under 10°C since 2019, when that occurred on December 1.
Delhi’s common air high quality index (AQI) in the meantime stood at 308 (very poor) at 9 am on Sunday, which was an enchancment from Saturday’s 4 pm studying of 346 (very poor). Not one of the 37 stations on-line have been in extreme, with the best AQI recorded at west Delhi’s Mundka (358), information confirmed.
The Central Air pollution Management Board (CPCB) classifies AQI between 0 and 50 as “good”, between 51 and 100 as “satisfactory”, between 101 and 200 as “moderate”, between 201 and 300 as “poor”, between 301 and 400 as “very poor”, and over 400 as “severe”.
Delhi recorded eight extreme air days in November, ending the month with a mean AQI of 374, the second highest for November behind 2021 (376). The final extreme air day got here on November 23, after which AQI has remained under 300.
Forecasts by the Centre’s Early Warning System for Delhi (EWS) state the AQI is prone to keep in the identical class until at the very least December 3.
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