Strong winds, precipitation improve Delhi's air quality; temp likely to rise
India Today
The air quality in Delhi has improved with strong winds and precipitation over the last two days. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that the maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to rise.
Strong winds in the national capital have considerably improved the air quality in Delhi, the India Meteorological Department said. After remaining in the 'poor' category for five consecutive days, the air quality improved and is in the 'moderate' category.
Precipitation and strong winds over the last two days have improved Delhi's air quality significantly, news agency PTI reported. The air quality stood in the 'moderate' zone with an overall Air Quality Index (AQI) at 172 on Thursday.
The data from the Delhi Pollution Control Committee states that the concentration of particulate matter had subsided at most air quality monitoring stations in Delhi. The PM10 level had dropped to 79 µg/m3 at 6 pm on Thursday within the 24-hour standard of 100 µg/m3 for PM10 at the Sri Aurobindo Marg station.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted clear skies for Friday with shallow fog in the morning, adding that there could be a probability of strong surface winds throughout the day. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to hover around 23 degrees Celsius and 8 degrees Celsius, respectively.
Residents of the Delhi-NCR witnessed mainly clear skies with shallow to moderate fog in isolated pockets during the day on Thursday. Strong winds and better ventilation conditions could prevail in the city till February 12, the Air Quality Early Warning System said.
The weather agency has also said that the national capital would not receive any rainfall for a week.
At the Safdarjung weather observatory, the minimum temperature was recorded at 8.2 degrees Celsius on Friday morning and the relative humidity was 78 per cent, the Indian Express (IE) said in a report.
