Although pollution levels in Delhi somewhat decreased on Wednesday, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) reports that the air quality remained in the “poor” range with an AQI of 279. The CPCB’s 24-hour average indicates that the city’s AQI was 279 on Wednesday, down from 294 on Tuesday. The AQI was 301 on Monday, making it a “very poor” rating.
Even with the minor improvement, the greatest pollution levels were still found in a few areas of the nation’s capital. According to statistics from CPCB’s Sameer app, 19 of the city’s 38 monitoring stations reported AQI readings above 300, placing them in the “very poor” level. These stations included Wazirpur (347), Vivek Vihar (339), Rohini (337), and Anand Vihar (331).
The CPCB defines “good” as having an AQI between zero and fifty, “satisfactory” as 51 to one hundred, “moderate” as 101 to 200, “poor” as 201 to 300, “very poor” as 301 to 400, and “severe” as 401 to 500. According to Delhi’s Air Quality Early Warning System, the city’s air quality is expected to stay in the “poor” category till October 31 and could worsen to “very poor” levels on November 1.
The forecast for the next six days suggests that the air quality will probably be in between “poor” and “very poor” ranges. The India Meteorological Department reports that the city’s minimum temperature settled at 18.2 degrees Celsius, while the maximum temperature dropped to 29 degrees Celsius, around 4.6 degrees below the seasonal normal.
Thursday’s maximum and minimum temperatures are predicted by the IMD to be approximately 30 degrees Celsius and 18 degrees Celsius, respectively, with shallow fog. At 5:30 p.m., the humidity was measured at 79%.