NEW DELHI: The minimum temperature on Tuesday dipped to 5.6 degrees Celsius, three notches below normal, in comparison to 7.2 degrees Celsius the previous day, owing to clear skies and cold north-westerly winds.
The maximum temperature, however, saw a rise from 23.6 degrees Celsius a day earlier to 25.4 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, three notches above normal. This also marks the eleventh day of the month when the maximum temperature is above normal. At 25.9 degrees Celsius, Pitampura was the warmest area of the region.
A western disturbance is expected to impact the region, leading to a change in wind direction to south-easterly from Wednesday onwards, and the minimum temperature is likely to rise to 7-9 degrees Celsius. There is a possibility of very light rain on Feb 1.
According to forecast for Wednesday, the predominant surface wind is likely to be from the southeast direction with a wind speed of less than 4 kmph during morning hours. Smog or shallow fog is expected in most places during early morning hours.
“The wind speed will gradually increase thereafter, becoming 8-10 kmph from the southeast direction during the afternoon. It will decrease later, becoming less than 4 kmph from the southeast direction. Smog/mist is expected later in the evening, with a partly cloudy sky,” stated a forecast released by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM).
Meanwhile, the city’s air quality worsened on Tuesday with the average AQI of 276 against 268, a day earlier. According to the early warning system,”The air quality is likely to be in the ‘Very Poor’ category from Jan 29 to Jan 31.”
New Delhi: The minimum temperature on Tuesday dipped to 5.6 degrees Celsius, three notches below normal, in comparison to 7.2 degrees Celsius the previous day, owing to clear skies and cold north-westerly winds.
The maximum temperature, however, saw a rise from 23.6 degrees Celsius a day earlier to 25.4 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, three notches above normal. This also marks the eleventh day of the month when the maximum temperature is above normal. At 25.9 degrees Celsius, Pitampura was the warmest area of the region.
A western disturbance is expected to impact the region, leading to a change in wind direction to south-easterly from Wednesday onwards, and the minimum temperature is likely to rise to 7-9 degrees Celsius. There is a possibility of very light rain on Feb 1.
According to forecast for Wednesday, the predominant surface wind is likely to be from the southeast direction with a wind speed of less than 4 kmph during morning hours. Smog or shallow fog is expected in most places during early morning hours.
“The wind speed will gradually increase thereafter, becoming 8-10 kmph from the southeast direction during the afternoon. It will decrease later, becoming less than 4 kmph from the southeast direction. Smog/mist is expected later in the evening, with a partly cloudy sky,” stated a forecast released by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM).
Meanwhile, the city’s air quality worsened on Tuesday with the average AQI of 276 against 268, a day earlier. According to the early warning system,”The air quality is likely to be in the ‘Very Poor’ category from Jan 29 to Jan 31.”
