New Delhi (NVI): For the second day today, the air quality of the National Capital remained in the “severe” category with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of 420.
According to System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), there is a possibility of scattered rain over Delhi region today night, adding that the improvement in AQI will depend on the strength of rainfall.
It further said that slight drizzle can deteriorate air quality.
SAFAR has predicted that by tomorrow, the AQI is likely to improve December as wind speeds are likely to pick up.
The worst affected areas are Dhirpur, Delhi University, Chandni Chowk, Pusa, Lodhi Road, Mathura Road, IGI Terminal 3 and the neighbouring Noida.
Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that the minimum temperature in Delhi will settle around 6.4 degree Celsius today which is two degree below normal. The maximum temperature recorded yesterday was 17.5 degree Celsius which was five degree below normal.
The IMD said that cold wave conditions are likely to prevail at isolated pockets over Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand and Gangetic West Bengal during the next 24 hours.
Dense fog is very likely during morning hours in isolated pockets over plains of northwest India and parts of central, east and northeast India during the next 2-3 days and likely to increase in intensity and spatial distribution thereafter over these regions.
