Slight improvement in AQI for second day but remains in ‘poor’ category
Delhi's air quality index (AQI) improved slightly on Monday as it remained in the 'poor' category for the second consecutive day, providing not much relief from bad air.
It was a foggy morning here on Thursday with clouds in some parts of the city, the weather office said.
The visibility stood at 700 metres. Around 17 trains were cancelled, 24 delayed while five others were rescheduled due to fog in the northern region.
The minimum temperature in the morning was recorded at 11.2 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average.
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The MeT has predicted a mainly clear sky.
“It will be a mainly clear sky in the day ahead. Moderate to shallow fog is likely to occur towards the evening,” an India Meteorological Department official said.
The maximum temperature was likely to hover around 22 degrees Celsius.
The humidity at 8.30 a.m. was 95 per cent.
Wednesday’s minimum temperature was recorded at 12 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average, and the maximum temperature settled at 23.3 degrees Celsius, two notches below the average.
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