Delhi Weather: Delhi’s Air Quality Remains In Poor Category As Temperature Rises Gradually

Even though Monday is expected to be another rather warm day in the nation's capital, projections indicated that the air quality might worsen further and into the "very poor" category. On Monday, Delhi's air quality remained "bad," slightly worsening to reach an air quality index (AQI) of 253 (poor) around 9 a.m. According to the daily national bulletin published by the federal pollution control board at 4 p.m., Delhi's air quality index (AQI) was 244 (bad). Even though Monday is expected to be another rather warm day in the nation's capital, projections indicated that the air quality might worsen further and into the "very poor" category. "Delhi's air quality is projected to worsen, but on February 6 and 7, it will be in the "extremely poor" category." The likelihood of the air quality After that, it will become better, but on February 8 it will fall into the "bad" category, according to the early warning system, a forecasting model run by the ministry of earth sciences.According to the CPCB, an AQI of 0 to 50 is considered "excellent," 51 to 100 "acceptable," 101 to 200 "moderate," 201 to 300 "poor," 301 to 400 "extremely poor," and over 400 "severe." Due to clear skies during the day, which allows for rapid surface heating, Delhi's maximum temperature has been steadily increasing over the previous few days. Thursday's high temperature in Delhi was 24.3 °C; it was 24.7 °C on Friday; 25.3 °C on Saturday; and 25.7 °C on Sunday.Delhi reported a low temperature of 9.2 °C this morning, which is 0.6 °C colder than Sunday's lowest. Since Delhi is currently experiencing clear sky and a change in wind direction from the northwest, which brings chilly winds, the temperature has increased. According to a Met Office representative, "similar weather is predicted to prevail for the following three days as well, absent a western disturbance." The maximum temperature in Delhi is expected to reach 27°C in Safdarjung today and to remain between 25 and 27°C until February 12.