NEW DELHI: The daytime temperature spiked by a degree due to clear skies while the minimum slightly dropped on Saturday. The air quality worsened due to low ventilation as the wind speed lowered.According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the minimum temperature on Saturday was recorded at 10.4 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season’s normal, against 10.9 degrees a day earlier. The maximum temperature was recorded at 30.8 degrees Celsius, five notches above normal, against 29.8 degrees a day earlier.Track the pollution level in your cityWeather analysts expect the maximum and minimum temperatures to rise over the next few days.”The sky will remain clear and wind speed will drop, which will lead to a rise in the daytime temperature. The maximum and minimum temperatures on Sunday may hover around 33 and 11 degrees Celsius,” an IMD official said.The air quality index (AQI), on a scale of 0 to 500, was ‘poor’ at 225 on Saturday against 171 a day earlier.”Overall AQI indicates ‘upper end of moderate’ air quality. Fine particles contribute about 46% to PM10. For the next three days, surface wind speed (calm; 6 to 10 km/h) and temperature (max 32-33 degrees Celsius; min 10-14 degrees Celsius) are likely to worsen air quality,” stated the System for Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research.
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