Gurgaon: Moderate fog engulfed the city on Monday with the minimum temperature being recorded at 7.1 degrees Celsius. The maximum was recorded at 18.2 degrees Celsius.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that similar weather conditions will prevail this week with cold wave conditions in the mid-week. It has also predicted dense-to-very-dense fog conditions over the next few days. “The temperature is expected to dip further over the next few days as dry northwesterly winds are likely to blow in the region during 3-4 days,” said an IMD official.
As per the weekly forecast, the minimum temperature will hover around 7 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, while the maximum temperature will settle at 17 degrees Celsius.
There will be moderate-to-dense fog in the morning but sky will be clear during the day.
Meanwhile, the city air quality improved slightly on Monday but remained in the poor category for the third consecutive days.
The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 280 in the city, down from 300 on Sunday and 285 on Saturday. The other NCR cities saw a ‘very poor’ air quality with Delhi recording an AQI at 323, 336 in Faridabad, 360 in Ghaziabad, 372 in Greater Noida and 352 in Noida.
Three of the four monitoring stations, including Vikas Sadan, Teri Gram and Sector 51, showed the AQI in the poor category, while it was very poor in Gwalpahari.
The AQI in Sector 51 was recorded at 241, 257 in Teri Gram, 293 in Vikas Sadan and 315 in Gwalpahari.