New Delhi Apr 19 PTI It was a sunny morning in the national capital on Tuesday with the minimum temperature settling at 237 degrees Celsius two notches above the seasons average the Met office saidAccording to the India Meteorological Department IMD the days maximum temperature is likely to hover around 42 degrees CelsiusDelhi has recorded seven heatwave days so far the IMD official saidHowever some respite is likely as the weather office has forecast thunderstorms and light rain in parts of the city between April 19 and April 22There are chances of dust storms and thunderstorms in the city on April 20 and 21 Mahesh Palawat vice president meteorology SkymetWeather saidMeanwhile the Air Quality Index AQI around 9 am was 301 very poor according to data recorded by the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And ResearchAn AQI between zero and 50 is considered good 51 and 100 satisfactory 101 and 200 moderate 201 and 300 poor 301 and 400 very poor and 401 and 500 severe PTI ABU RHL

New Delhi Feb 21 PTI The national capital witnessed a warm day with the maximum temperature settling two notches above normal at 264 degrees celsius according to Met officialsThe minimum temperature was recorded at 101 degrees celsius which is one notch below the seasons averageThe overall air quality index AQI in the national capital stood at 149 in the moderate category on Monday evening according to the latest estimates of the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research SAFAR The humidity level in the city oscillated between 97 per cent and 23 per cent as per the India Meteorological Department In Delhi the levels of PM 25 and PM 10 were 149 and 136 -- both in the moderate categoryThe IMD has forecast partly cloudy sky with strong surface winds of speed 30-40 Kmph for TuesdayDuring the day the maximum temperature is expected to be around 26 and 11 degrees Celsius according to the IMD forecastThe IMD has forecast thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds at isolated places in Punjab Haryana Chandigarh and DelhiAn AQI between zero and 50 is considered good 51 and 100 satisfactory 101 and 200 moderate 201 and 300 poor 301 and 400 very poor and 401 and 500 severeFor the next two days the SAFAR said that the AQI is expected to improve to lower end of moderate or satisfactory due to relatively high temperature and wind speed causing strong ventilationFrom March 24 the IMD said onwards low wind speeds are likely to degrade air quality gradually to poor PTI VA GJS RHL

New Delhi [India], November 18 (ANI): Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Thursday said that Delhi's contribution to air pollution is 31 per cent and the remaining 69 per cent of the pollution is from outside Delhi, adding that it is impossible to curb pollution without a joint-action plan by the Centre.

Delhi’s air quality continues to be in the severe category for the second day after Diwali, with the air quality index (AQI) registering at 533, according to data released by the System of Air Quality & Weather Forecasting & Research or SAFAR on Saturday morning. On Friday, the air quality in the national capital was the […]

New Delhi Oct 25 PTI The national capital recorded the maximum temperature of 284 degrees Celsius three notches below the normal on Monday the India Meteorological Department said The weather department has predicted mainly clear skies on Tuesday as minimum and maximum temperatures are likely to hover around 16 and 29 degrees Celsius respectively The city woke up to clear skies on Monday and the minimum temperature was recorded at 164 degrees Celsius Delhi had recorded 28 mm rainfall in the 24 hours ending at 830 am on Monday the IMD said The relative humidity was 61 per cent at 530 pm The city on Sunday had recorded minimum and maximum temperatures of 19 and 315 degrees Celsius respectively Rains lashed several parts of Delhi on Sunday evening On Monday the air quality index was recorded in the satisfactory category at 72 real-time data of the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research SAFAR app showed An AQI between zero and 50 is considered good 51 and 100 satisfactory 101 and 200 moderate 201 and 300 poor 301 and 400 very poor and 401 and 500 severe PTI MAH SNE

New Delhi Oct 25 PTI The national capital woke up to clear skies on Monday morning and the minimum temperature settled at 164 degrees Celsius the India Meteorological Department saidThe city recorded 28 mm rainfall in the last 24 hours it saidThe weather department has forecast mainly clear sky during the day and the maximum temperature is likely to hover around 31 degrees CelsiusThe relative humidity was 90 per cent at 830 amThe city on Sunday recorded the minimum and maximum temperature of 19 and 315 degrees Celsius respectively Rains lashed several parts of Delhi on Sunday eveningThe air quality index was recorded in the moderate category at 135 real-time data of the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research SAFAR app showedAn AQI between zero and 50 is considered good 51 and 100 satisfactory 101 and 200 moderate 201 and 300 poor 301 and 400 very poor and 401 and 500 severe PTI MAH DV DV