Delhi Pollution: The air quality in the national capital has dropped back to the ‘very poor’ category. The AQI was recorded at 310 on Wednesday at 6 am, according to the CPCB. This marks the first day of the week when the AQI has slipped into the ‘very poor’ category. The air quality had shown significant improvement in the past few days, reaching the moderate range and remaining in the ‘poor’ category thereafter. Favorable meteorological conditions were attributed for the improvement. However, lower wind speeds and a reduced ventilation index have resulted in the drop in AQI, as these factors are considered unfavorable for the dispersion of pollutants.

AQI Across Delhi At 6 AM

Jahangirpuri (362), Wazirpur (362), Anand Vihar (349), Punjabi Bagh (338), Rohini (349), R K Puram (313), Shadipur (336), Vivek Vihar (344), Ashok Vihar (341), Chandni Chowk (286), Najafgarh (249), Pusa (297), Patparganj (312).

Shift In Delhi’s Weather

Delhi residents woke up to thin layer of fog. A gradual shift in Delhi’s weather has been observed. According to the IMD, there has been fall in minimum temperatures upto 01-02°C over Delhi/NCR during past 24 hours. The maximum and minimum temperatures are currently in the range of 22 to 25°C and 6 to 7°C respectively. It further said that the minimum temperatures are below normal upto 1-3°C over most places in Delhi.

Weather And AQI Forecast

The IMD has predicted maximum and minimum temperatures to remain 25 and 8 degrees Celsius respectively on Wednesday. Shallow fog is likely during morning and night hours. This data indicates that the weather is undergoing transformation, from winter to milder. However, the cooler mornings and nights suggest that the cold is still lingering. But, the daytime temperature reaching 21-25 degrees Celsius shows that temperatures are rising.

According to the Air Quality Early Warning System For Delhi, the air quality is likely to be in very Poor category from 29 to 31 January. While for the next six days, it is expected to remain in ‘very poor’ to ‘poor’ category.

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