Air quality in Delhi 'very poor'
The air quality in the national capital remained 'very poor' on Tuesday as the minimum temperature was recorded at 8.6 degrees Celsius, the season's average, the Met said. According to an official of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), “the rest of the day will be partly cloudy with a haze or smoke cover later in the day.”
The level of humidity meanwhile was 97 per cent at 8:30 am, which is an unfavourable condition for pollutants to disperse.
The average PM2.5 readings at 9 a.m. was recorded at 197 micrograms per cubic metre while the average PM10 readings at the time were 383 micrograms per cubic metre, both in the 'very poor' category on a scale of 60-100.
The maximum temperature during the day is likely to hover near 27 degrees Celsius.
The maxim temperature in Delhi settled at 27.4 degrees Celsius on Monday, two notches above the season's average, while the minimum temperature was recorded at 8.6 degree Celsius, the season's average.
