Delhi’s air quality was expected to improve to the “moderate” range on Friday amid strong surface under the influence of a western disturbance, even as the minimum temperature was around normal at 9.1°C, compared to 10.2°C on Thursday, and likely to rise over the weekend and touch 12°C by Sunday.
An average Air Quality Index of 225 (poor) was recorded at 8am. (HT PHOTO)
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On Thursday, Delhi recorded a maximum temperature of 23.9°C, a degree above normal. The mercury is likely to go up to between 23 and 26°C by February 11.
An average Air Quality Index (AQI) of 225 (poor) was recorded at 8am. It was 241 (poor) at 4pm on Thursday. The air quality was likely to be in the “moderate” category until Sunday. “The outlook for the subsequent six days from February 9 [Monday] onwards shows air quality likely to remain between ‘moderate’ and the ‘poor’ category,” said the Air Quality Early Warning System for Delhi.
Private forecaster Skymet Weather vice president Mahesh Palawat said the fresh western disturbance will be fairly feeble, with no significant impact in the plains. “We will only see wind speeds picking up, but no other impact in Delhi-NCR [National Capital Region]. There are chances of snowfall in the upper reaches of Jammu and Kashmir, but no significant impact is expected through this snowfall as temperature will not dip significantly in the plains,” he said. He added that more western disturbances are expected in February, but will be feeble.
Jasjeev Gandhiok is an Assistant Editor with Hindustan Times, where he covers environment, climate change, the clean energy transition and wildlife at the National Bureau. Gandhiok has over a decade of experience in journalism and is based in Delhi. He has reported extensively on Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR). This includes the region's air pollution woes, a polluted Yamuna and on urban wildlife still thriving in the region. He joined HT in October 2021. Prior to that, he had five-year stint at The Times of India in Delhi, where he also covered Delhi, with a focus on environment and wildlife. Gandhiok has covered some recent events around the Capital too, ranging from the farmers' protests, the northeast Delhi riots and the CAA-NRC protests, reporting from the ground on all of these. He also travels across the country to report on how environment and climate change impact everyday life, while also writing on endangered species. His reports in 2019 on toxic leachate from Delhi's landfills led to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) taking suo motu cognisance and ultimately asking the state government to start bio-mining to flatten and remove all three landfills in the capital. He also closely tracks the implementation of government policies on climate, renewable energy and environmental protection. His focus remains on impactful, public-interest journalism which explains how environmental decisions affect people's everyday lives.
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