The air quality in the national capital was recorded in the ‘very poor’ category on Thursday morning, with an AQI reading of 355.
The city has been battling poor air quality for the last 13 days.
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As per the CPCB, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered “good”, 51 to 100 “satisfactory”, 101 to 200 “moderate”, 201 to 300 “poor”, 301 to 400 “very poor” and 401 to 500 “severe”.
On the weather front, the minimum temperature settled at 8.3 degrees Celsius, 2 notches below the season’s average, and the maximum temperature is likely to hover around 25 degrees Celsius.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast mainly clear sky on Thursday and shallow to moderate fog on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
The relative humidity was 100 per cent at 8.30 am, the IMD said.
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