The air quality in the national capital continued to remain in the `very poor` quality, with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) at 339 today.
New Delhi: Delhiites woke up to a chilly Friday (December 17, 2021) morning as a layer of fog settled in the city due to a drop in temperature. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that Delhi is likely to experience ‘shallow fog’ today with the mercury dropping to as low as 8 degrees Celsius.
The maximum and minimum temperatures of Friday are likely to hover around 20 degrees Celsius and 9 degrees Celsius, respectively. The national capital on Thursday recorded a maximum temperature of 19.8 degrees Celsius, three notches below normal, IMD said.
The city witnessed another cold morning on Thursday with the minimum temperature settling at 8.7 degrees Celsius, the IMD said. The weather department said the mercury is likely to drop by a few notches over the next two-three days. The weather office also predicted shallow fog in the next few days.
Meanwhile, the air quality in the national capital continued to remain in the `very poor` quality, with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) at 339 on Friday (December 17, 2021) morning but it is predicted to improve in the next few days due to a likely high wind speed.
As per the government agencies, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered `good`, 51 and 100 `satisfactory`, 101 and 200 `moderate`, 201 and 300 `poor`, 301 and 400 `very poor`, and 401 and 500 `severe`.
Earlier, on Monday, after a review meeting, the Delhi government has extended the ban on the entry of non-essential trucks in the national capital till further orders.
