Air quality ‘severe’; rain likely this week
The Hindu
IMD forecast rise in minimum temperature, scattered rain in north India due to western disturbances
The minimum temperature in the Capital on Sunday settled at 5 degrees Celsius, which is 2 degrees below normal for the season, while the air quality was in the “severe” category.
The IMD has forecast that temperatures will stay below normal for the next two days, after which the minimum temperature will rise and the maximum will fall under the influence of a ‘western disturbance’ that is likely to bring rain.
The average 24-hour AQI score of the Capital, based on readings from 33 monitoring stations, was 404.
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