Sturdy icy northwesterly winds continued to affect Delhi’s climate on Sunday, pushing minimal temperatures decrease whereas conserving air high quality within the ‘reasonable’ class for the second consecutive day.
The 24-hour common air high quality index (AQI) was recorded at 150 at 9am on Sunday, enhancing farther from 193 at 4pm on Saturday. This marked Delhi’s lowest AQI studying for January in 4 years, the final such occasion being January 9, 2022, when the AQI stood at 69.
The town’s minimal temperature dropped to six.6°C on Sunday, a few diploma under regular, in contrast with 7.6°C a day earlier. The minimal temperature is predicted to stay within the vary of 4-6°C on January 26 as chilly northwesterly winds proceed to blow from the higher Himalayan area, the place recent snowfall has been recorded.
Meteorologists, nonetheless, stated the chilly spell is prone to be short-lived. One other western disturbance is predicted to have an effect on the area from January 27, which may alter wind patterns and result in an increase in minimal temperatures.
The India Meteorological Division (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for Delhi, forecasting one or two spells of sunshine rain within the capital on January 27.
In the meantime, Delhi’s most temperature stood at 18.2°C on Saturday, round two levels under regular. It’s anticipated to stay in an identical vary on Sunday earlier than rising marginally by 1-2°C on Monday.
