The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted ‘moderate fog’ for the national capital on Wednesday (December 9). The maximum temperature recorded on Tuesday (December 8) was 28.4 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperature was recorded at 9.8 degrees Celsius.
Meanwhile, a thick layer of fog enveloped parts of Delhi on Wednesday morning including GT Karnal Road and the Ghazipur area. The overall air quality was recorded at 367 in Delhi at around 9am on Wednesday.
Kuldeep Srivastava, scientist at IMD said, “As the easterly winds blew for two days, it caused an increase in moisture level causing dense fog. The wind direction changed from north westerly to easterly on Sunday afternoon, but moisture level went up in the past two days.”
Delhi is expected to receive very light rain on December 11.
The average air quality index (AQI) was 383 in the very poor zone on Tuesday. It was 400, almost touching the severe mark on Monday. On a scale of 0-500, an AQI value between 301-400 is considered very poor while 401-500 is severe. At least 10 of the 35 monitoring stations, including hot spots, however, continued to be in the severe category.
