NEW DELHI: The maximum temperature recorded on Wednesday was 27.2 degrees Celsius, three notches above normal. The minimum temperature, meanwhile, was 10.7 degrees Celsius. Met officials said no major variation in temperature is predicted for the next five days.
According to the forecast by India Meteorological Department, the maximum and minimum temperature will remain around 28 and 11 degrees Celsius, respectively on Thursday. Moderate fog has also been predicted during the day.
Met officials said the mercury might rise to 30 and 31 degrees Celsius on February 22 and 23, respectively. “Due to clear sky during the day-time, the mercury is being recorded above normal temperature. As only one western disturbance affected the plains this month, the sky has remained clear. Cloudy sky screens out the sunlight and makes the day temperature to dip,” said Kuldeep Srivastava, scientist at IMD.
Meanwhile, Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) on Wednesday was recorded at 324 in the “very poor” category. SAFAR said the AQI is likely to stay in the lower end of “very poor” for the next two days.