Delhi Air Likely Very Poor Today; Dry Days, Showers Return Oct 24
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Delhi’s air is forecast to turn “very poor” on Thursday, 22 October, with an AQI of 342 predicted for 9 am by the Air Quality Early Warning System run by IITM Pune with IMD, according to a Business Standard report. The city’s AQI was 179 (moderate) on Tuesday afternoon and 219 (poor) on Wednesday morning. The weather stays dry: IMD expects no rain in Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Chandigarh on Thursday, with isolated to scattered showers on 24 and 25 October.
Poor Air Expected for Another Week
IMD’s bulletin of 20 October forecast poor air quality for 21 to 23 October, and poor conditions for the following six days as well, Business Standard reported. On Wednesday the Commission for Air Quality Management imposed Stage I of GRAP across Delhi-NCR after the AQI rose to 244, which bans coal and firewood in tandoors; the details are in IPB’s earlier report.
Cool Nights, Mild Days
IMD recorded Delhi’s maximum at 31.8°C on 20 October, 0.8°C below normal, and the minimum at 17.7°C, 0.7°C below normal. IPB’s earlier note on the dry spell till October 25 has the daytime range.
Showers Likely in Hills and Plains on October 24 and 25
As reported by India.com from IMD’s forecast, Himachal Pradesh may see isolated rain on 24 and 25 October, and Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh rain activity from 23 to 25 October. Uttar Pradesh has no warning. Rain could bring some relief to the air, but IMD has not said how much. All weather stories are in Weather Updates.
Source: IMD forecasts as reported by Business Standard and India.com.
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