Delhi’s air quality improves to ‘moderate’ zone, light rain likely later today
By : Sandhya
Delhi’s air quality improved to the “moderate” category even as light rain was likely late on Wednesday night and on Thursday and dip the mercury by 1-2°C with the return of cooler northwesterly winds. The minimum temperature dropped a degree below normal to 10.4°C compared to 13.2°C on Tuesday.
The mercury was expected to go up to 27-29°C on Wednesday but drop by a couple of degrees to 25-27°C on Thursday following light rain. The maximum temperature was 28.8°C on Tuesday, or four degrees above normal.
An average Air Quality Index (AQI) of 181 (moderate) was recorded at 9am on Wednesday, compared to 209 (poor) at 4pm on Tuesday. Rain was expected to keep AQI in the “moderate” zone until at least Friday. The Early Warning System for Delhi said the AQI was likely to remain between “moderate” and “poor” for the subsequent six days.
