Delhi Pollution: Air quality remains ‘very poor’; sky to remain clear with no chances of rainfall

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Delhi continued to breathe under 'very poor' air quality on Monday, with index being at 321, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) said. The major air pollutants were PM 2.5 and PM 10. The humidity at 8.30 a.m. was 94 per cent.

The minimum temperature touched 6.2 degrees Celsius in the morning, two notches below the season's average.

"There was shallow fog in the morning along with haze and mist. The sky will remain clear with no chances of rainfall," an India Meteorological Department (IMD) official said.

The maximum temperature is expected to hover around 22 degrees Celsius, season's average while the day's minimum will remain around 6 degrees Celsius.

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The maximum temperature on Sunday had settled at 22 degrees Celsius, a notch above season's average, while the minimum temperature was recorded at 7.2 degree Celsius, a notch below the season's average.