Delhi’s air quality improved to the moderate category on Saturday morning after three consecutive days in the poor range, according to Central Pollution Control Board data. The city recorded an Air Quality Index of 185 at 9 am, compared with a 24-hour average AQI of 230, classified as poor, at 4 pm on Friday.
The improvement offers some respite to residents after the city experienced three days of poor air. Under CPCB standards, an AQI between 101 and 200 is considered moderate, while readings from 201 to 300 fall in the poor category.
The change in air quality coincided with a slight decline in minimum temperatures across several parts of the capital. Safdarjung, the representative weather station for Delhi, recorded a minimum temperature of 18.3 degrees Celsius, which was 1.1 degrees above normal but 0.7 degrees lower than the previous day.
Other weather stations also reported a dip in overnight temperatures. Palam recorded a minimum of 17.6 degrees Celsius, down 0.7 degrees from the previous day. Lodhi Road also recorded 17.6 degrees, while Ayanagar registered 17 degrees.
The India Meteorological Department forecast partly cloudy skies over the next few days. Delhi’s maximum temperature is expected to settle between 32 and 34 degrees Celsius, the weather office said.
