Season’s first fog in Delhi, pollution reaches critical level, rain alert at some places and cold also knocks
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Air pollution in Delhi remained around a ‘severe’ level for the third consecutive day on Tuesday. The AQI reached 373 amid fog for the first time this season.
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Delhi also recorded its first fog of this winter season. According to data, last year the first light fog was seen on October 31 while in 2022 it was seen on October 12.
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On Tuesday, due to calm winds, the visibility at Safdarjung dropped to 800 meters. Delhi’s 24-hour average air quality index (recorded every day at 4 pm) was 373 on Tuesday. It was 381 on Monday and 382 on Sunday.
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Air pollution levels reached the ‘severe’ category (AQI above 400) at eight stations in Delhi. These locations were Anand Vihar, Ashok Vihar, Bawana, Mundka, New Moti Nagar, Jahangirpuri, Wazirpur, and Vivek Vihar.
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The AQI level was recorded in the ‘very poor’ category at many places in the country. The air quality was the worst in Jhunjhunu where the Air Quality Index was 376, followed by Delhi which recorded the second worst AQI on Tuesday, just like Monday.
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The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a rain alert for many districts in Kerala. The Meteorological Department said that there will be heavy rain in Thiruvananthapuram, Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Idukki, and Palakkad in the coming days.
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Talking about the capital Delhi, the weather will remain clear till November 12. But it will be cold in the morning and evening. There is no possibility of rain here. During the last 24 hours, a slight drop in the maximum temperature has been recorded in Delhi/NCR.
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The maximum temperature in Delhi remains between 31-33 degrees Celsius and the minimum temperature remains between 13-18 degrees Celsius. The maximum temperature is 2-3 degrees Celsius above normal and the minimum temperature is 2-3 degrees Celsius above normal.
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Fog is seen all around Delhi in the morning. The department issued an alert saying that cold will start in the hilly areas this week. Himachal Pradesh will also be affected by the cold.
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According to the weather department forecast, this week there will be snowfall in the hilly states of North India, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand. This will change the weather in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Rajasthan.