Delhi wakes up to fog, ‘poor’ AQI; IMD predicts more rain in the coming 2 days. Full weather forecast here

Delhi residents woke up to foggy conditions and “poor” AQI on Friday morning. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) warned against the impact of another fresh western disturbance which is likely to affect northwest India from 2 February as it noted presence of “subtropical westerly Jet Stream” over northeast India. The weather office predicted shallow to…

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Delhi weather today: Rohini, Dwarka & other areas brace for thunderstorm, gusty winds; AQI remains ‘very poor’

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an “Orange Nowcast Warning” for rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty winds in several areas of Delhi on Friday morning. Shallow fog has also been predicted during the morning hours. The weather agency, in a tweet, said several areas such as Dwarka, Rajouri Garden, Nazafgarh and Rohini will be…

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Delhi’s air quality improves; respite from pollution seems near as IMD predicts rain in 3 days

Delhi’s air quality registered marginal improvement on Tuesday morning as the AQI entered ‘very poor’ range after two-consecutive days of ‘severe’ levels. However, the battle with air pollution continues as the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 395 at 8:00 am, according to data released by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). A total…

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Delhi on IMD’s cold wave alert, AQI plummets to ‘severe+’ levels, hits 489 in Anand Vihar as toxic smog shrouds capital

Delhi residents woke up to ‘severe’ air quality on Sunday morning as toxic smog blanketed the capital city. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a cold wave alert as minimum temperature dropped below 5 degrees Celsius at multiple locations. Safdarjung, Delhi’s primary weather station reported 4.4 degrees Celsius minimum temperature on Saturday while in Ayanagar…

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