According to the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), the wind direction will change on Tuesday. During this time, the wind will blow from south to south-west direction. At the same time, the wind speed is expected to be four to eight kilometers per hour.
Due to the change in the direction and speed of the wind in the capital, the level of pollution has started increasing again. On Monday, the Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 352, which is very bad. This is 16 indices more than Sunday. Due to the blanket of smog throughout the day, people felt difficulty breathing and a burning sensation in their eyes. Visibility was recorded to be low in the morning due to smog and haze. Visibility was recorded at 700 meters at Safdarjung Airport at 7 am. At the same time, the visibility in Palam was 1000 meters between 7:30 am. Due to this, the drivers had to face more trouble.
According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the ventilation index was 7000 cubic meters per second. At the same time, the ventilation index is expected to be 6000 cubic meters per second within 24 hours. According to the Decision Support System (DSS), the share of pollution caused by stubble in the air was the highest at 15.313 percent. While the share of pollution caused by transport was 12.122 percent, the share of pollution caused by burning garbage was 1.138 percent. According to the CPCB, the condition of air pollution will remain the same till Thursday. There will be no major change in this. In such a situation, people will be forced to breathe in very bad air.
Wind direction will change from Tuesday
According to the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), the wind direction will change on Tuesday. During this time the wind will blow from south to south-west direction. At the same time, the speed of the wind is expected to be four to eight kilometers per hour. Due to this, the level of pollution is expected to increase further. On the other hand, the wind is expected to blow from the north-west direction on Wednesday. During this period, the wind will blow at a speed of 8 to 12 kilometers per hour. On Thursday, the wind will blow from different directions at a speed of 6 to 10 kilometers.
AQI of NCR cities
Delhi——-352
Gurugram——294
Greater Noida—285
Ghaziabad—-252
Noida——-240
Faridabad—–181
(Note: The figures are as per CPCB)
Maximum AQI recorded in different areas of Delhi
-Jahangirpuri——–428
-Wazirpur———-408
-Rohini———–402
-Bawana———–401
-Punjabi Bagh——–398
-Ashok Vihar——396
-Shadipur———-395
-Vivek Vihar——382
(Note: All these figures are as per CPCB)
Weather is likely to change due to the western disturbance becoming active. In the coming days, the maximum and minimum temperatures will fall in the capital. Weather experts say that the western disturbance will change the weather. It is likely to affect the western Himalayan region on Thursday. This will cause snowfall in the mountains. Along with this, the winds coming from the mountains will make it feel cold here. The weather department has forecast that smog, light to moderate fog, and mist are likely in the morning at some places on Tuesday. Possibility of smog and mist in the evening and night. During this time the sky will remain mainly clear.
In such a situation, the maximum temperature will be around 33, and the minimum temperature will be around 17 degrees Celsius. Mild cold is being felt in the morning and evening in the capital. On Monday, the maximum temperature was recorded at 32.4 degrees Celsius, three degrees above normal. At the same time, the minimum temperature was 17.2 degrees Celsius, three degrees above normal. The lowest minimum temperature of 14 degrees Celsius was recorded in the Ridge.
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