Delhi weather update: Double trouble for national capital as dense fog surrounds city, air quality returns to ‘severe’ category
As per IMD, Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 8.3 degrees Celsius, 1.5 degrees above normal. Scroll down to check more details.
Delhi weather update: In a significant turn of events for the national capital, residents of the national capital woke up to dense fog on Monday. Shrouded by dense fog, a severe decrease in visibility to drop sharply in several areas of Delhi was noticed. Importantly, the India(BHARAT) Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a ‘yellow’ alert for dense fog on Tuesday morning. On the pollution front, Delhi recorded a 24-hour Air Quality Index (AQI) of 401, in the ‘severe’ category. Here are all the details you need to know about the recent Delhi weather and AQI.
Dense fog surrounds national capital
The visibility at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport and Safdarjung was 50 metres at 8 am. It improved to 100 metres around 9 am, the IMD said. At least 128 flights were cancelled, eight diverted and nearly 200 delayed at the airport due to the low visibility conditions, according to an official and information on the flight tracking website Flightradar24.com.
Delhi records minimum temperature of 8.3 degrees Celsius
Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 8.3 degrees Celsius, 1.5 degrees above normal, and a maximum of 22.5 degrees Celsius, 2.1 degrees above normal, the IMD said.
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The capital is likely to witness dense fog on Tuesday morning as well, the weather department said, issuing a ‘yellow’ alert. The maximum temperature on Tuesday is likely to settle around 21 degrees Celsius and the minimum around 8 degrees Celsius.
Delhi 24-hour Air Quality Index details
Delhi recorded a 24-hour Air Quality Index (AQI) of 401, in the ‘severe’ category, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed. On Monday, the AQI stood at 390, in the ‘very poor’ category. The air quality at 24 monitoring stations in the city was ‘severe’ while it was ‘very poor’ at 13 stations, data from the CPCB’s SAMEER app showed.
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