Light rain, gusty winds expected in Delhi on Tuesday; min temp rises to 8°C
The Air Quality Early Warning System for Delhi said the AQI is likely to return to the “moderate” range on Tuesday and stay in the same zone until Wednesday
Multiple spells of light rain and gusty winds touching 40 km per hour were expected in Delhi on Tuesday, and improve air quality even as an approaching western disturbance raised the minimum to around normal at 8°C, compared to 4.2°C a day earlier. An average Air Quality Index (AQI) of 294 (poor) was recorded at 8am on Tuesday. It was 241 (poor) at 4pm on Monday.
The mercury was expected to go up to between 18 and 20°C on Tuesday. (HT PHOTO)
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The Air Quality Early Warning System for Delhi said the AQI is likely to return to the “moderate” range on Tuesday. “Delhi’s AQI is likely to be in the ‘moderate’ category from January 27-28. It is likely to be in the ‘poor’ category on January 29,” said the EWS in its daily bulletin. It added that the AQI is likely to hover around the “poor” category, between January 30 and February 4.
The mercury was expected to go up to between 18 and 20°C on Tuesday. Delhi recorded a maximum temperature of 23.2°C on Monday, a degree above normal, and 18.2°C on Sunday, two notches below normal.
Private forecaster Skymet Weather vice president Mahesh Palawat said when a western disturbance approaches, it causes a change in wind direction to warmer easterly winds. “Overcast skies also lead to a rise in minimum temperature and a dip in maximum temperature,” said Palawat. He added that fresh snowfall was again expected through this western disturbance in the Himalayas, causing a dip in minimum temperature across the plains. “If northwesterly winds had persisted, the minimum temperature would have dipped even further. This fresh western disturbance will snap that streak.”
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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