The national capital witnessed fog on Tuesday morning and the minimum temperature settled at 9.9 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average.
According to the Indian Meteorological Department, it is expected that there will be light rain throughout the day and the maximum temperature will be around 19 degrees Celsius.
The Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 398 in the ‘very poor’ category. It was 406 on Monday, the Central Pollution Control Board said.
An AQI between 0 and 50 is considered ‘good,’ 51-100 ‘satisfactory,’ 101-200 ‘moderate,’ 201-300 ‘poor,’ 301-400 ‘very poor,’ and 401-500 ‘severe.’ According to the IMD, the humidity level was 100 percent at 8.30 am.
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