In the presence of strong and dry northwesterly winds, the pollution levels have significantly reduced over Delhi and adjoining areas such as Noida, Gurugram, Ghaziabad and Faridabad. In fact, the region has observed good visibility levels in the last 36 to 48 hours.
The Air Quality Index is at present oscillating between ‘moderate and satisfactory’ category, wherein Pusa has recorded its AQI at 185, followed by Greater Noida at 171, Alipur at 170 and Anand Vihar at 118.
According to Skymet Weather, dry weather will continue over Delhi and NCR area during the next 36 hours. Thereafter, cloud cover will increase continuously over the region. Moreover, with the approach of a Western Disturbance and its induced Cyclonic Circulation, we expect moderate spell of rain and thundershower along with gusty winds, February 26 onward.
In the wake of all these activities ,maximums will drop by 4℃ to 5℃, and are expected to settle around 22℃. On the other hand, minimums will gradually increase and are expected to reach around 15℃ by February 26.
In case of pollution, it will start increasing gradually over the region and is expected to come under ‘poor to very poor’ category until the rain begins.
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