Delhi rains bring relief from toxic air, AQI drops to ‘poor’ levels as capital braces for more showers on 1 Feb

Delhi’s air quality reported significant improvement on Wednesday morning after heavy downpour brought down AQI levels. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted below normal maximum temperature while the minimum temperature is expected to settle in normal range today. IMD’s weather forecast for 28 January states, “Generally cloudy sky. Shallow to Moderate fog during morning hours….

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Delhi to see rains today, IMD issues alert; AQI spikes as air quality returns to ‘poor’ Full weather forecast here

Delhi residents can brace for some change in the city’s weather and further drop in AQI as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted wet spell for 27 January. The weather office issued a yellow alert for rains during the morning, afternoon and evening hours. IMD in its latest weather bulletin stated, “Generally cloudy sky. One…

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Delhi AQI: First rains of 2026 bring relief from toxic air, AQI improves to ‘satisfactory’ levels at IGI, Pusa Road

Delhi’s AQI recorded marked improvement on Friday as the air quality improved to ‘satisfactory’ levels at IGI, Pusa, Lodhi Road and Mandir Marg following first rain of the year. The AQI returned to ‘201-300’ range after 10 days of toxic air. The heavy rainfall on 23 January morning ended the prolonged dry spell. Delhi’s average…

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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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Delhi shivers as mercury hits low of 5.8°C, IMD issues yellow alert for dense fog; ‘very poor’ AQI returns

Delhi continues to reel under cold day conditions on Friday, days after it recorded first cold day of the year on 6 January as mercury recorded low of 5.8 degrees Celsius. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a nowcast warning at 5:30 AM, predicting possibility of light rainfall over Delhi-NCR and surrounding areas. The regions…

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Delhi AQI improves to ‘poor’; national capital wakes up to cold wave conditions amid IMD’s yellow alert for dense fog

Delhi’s air quality improved to ‘poor’ category on Saturday, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 222 registered around 7:00 AM, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data. The air quality data reported improvement since New Year as “strong winds and favorable meteorological conditions” brought relief from alarming pollution levels. Several monitoring…

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Delhi wakes up to ‘very poor’ AQI, cold winter day amid IMD’s orange alert; airlines issue advisory due to dense fog

Delhi residents woke up to chilly winter morning on Friday with 1700 meter visibility at Delhi airport and 11 degrees Celsius temperature. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasted dense to very dense fog for 5 to 7 days. The weather agency issued an orange alert for “cold day” conditions in the national capital on 2…

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