Delhi pollution: A dense layer of smog hung over Delhi with the 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) at 4 pm recorded at 410. The situation in Delhi worsened to the 'severe' category on Monday.
However, Delhi's air quality was recorded in the 'poor' category as the air quality index stood at 290 at 9:10 am.
Delhi air quality: According to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR), the city's overall Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 173 on Thursday morning.
It is the lowest temperature in the month since November 23, 2020 (6.2 degrees Celsius). The maximum temperature is likely to settle at 26 degrees Celsius, the weather department said.
Delhi weather: The maximum temperature is expected to be 38 degrees Celsius, with generally cloudy sky and light to moderate rain during the day, IMD said.
The Met department has predicted overcast conditions with the possibility of light rains during the day.
As per IMD, the heatwave prevailing in the national capital and other north Indian states will abate from tomorrow for the next four days.
The IMD scientist predicted that Delhi, Haryana, and Punjab will be hit by a western disturbance on May 13 which will keep the rising temperatures under control.
The national capital has been witnessing an intense heatwave, with the maximum temperature recorded at 40.5 degrees Celsius on Sunday, two notches above the season's average.
IMD has forecast a partly cloudy sky with the possibility of thunder development and heatwave conditions in most of the northern states. Delhi will likely receive rain on May 3.
The weatherman has predicted a mainly clear sky during the day.
The weather office predicted that the maximum temperature will hover around 38 degrees Celsius.
The maximum temperature in Delhi on Friday is likely to hover around 40 degrees Celsius.
Delhi on Monday recorded a maximum temperature of 42.6 degrees Celsius, the highest in April in five years, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
On Friday, Delhi experienced a maximum temperature of 41.6 degrees Celsius and as per the weather department, the trend shown in March continues to grapple the city.
On Thursday (April 7), the maximum temperature settled at 40 degrees Celsius, five notches above the normal.
At many places in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR), the maximum temperature was recorded at 40 degrees Celsius.
The maximum temperature on Friday settled at 29.6 degrees Celsius, two notches above normal.
The cold was so intense that all weather stations in Delhi recorded their maximum temperatures 10 to 11 degrees Celsius below normal. The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative data for the city, recorded a maximum temperature of 12.1 degrees Celsius, which was the lowest on a January day after 9.8 degrees Celsius recorded on January 3, 2013, according to IMD officials
Delhi's air quality was in the 'poor' category with the air quality index (AQI) recorded at 228 at 8 am, Central Pollution Control Board data showed.
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