New Delhi: Despite a yellow alert for rain, gusty winds, and a drop in temperature, the city saw a marginal rise in the maximum temperature. Meanwhile, the city’s air quality improved to a moderate level, prompting the CAQM to revoke the preventive measures under GRAP-1.
The maximum temperature on Friday was recorded at 38.6 degrees Celsius, a notch above normal compared to 38.1 degrees Celsius, a day earlier. The minimum temperature was recorded at 26.8 degrees Celsius, two notches above normal, compared to 25.8 degrees Celsius, a day earlier.
The humidity oscillated between 39% and 67%, while the winds were variable and low speed at 4 kmph.
The weather department, however, expects no major change in the maximum temperature over the next two days. The IMD has issued a yellow alert, with the maximum temperature likely to hover around 36 to 38 degrees Celsius, with wind speed expected to reach 30-40 kmph and temporary gusts up to 50 kmph. The IMD also expects very light rain to drizzle.
Meanwhile, the city’s air quality improved from within moderate levels. The average air quality index (AQI), on a scale of 0 to 500, on Thursday was 184 compared to 198, a day earlier. Forecast by the Centre’s Air Quality Early Warning System (EWS) for Delhi shows AQI is expected to remain ‘moderate’.
“The air quality is likely to be in the moderate category from May 2 to May 4. In the subsequent six days, the air quality is likely to be in the moderate to poor category,” stated EWS.
“In view of this trend, the CAQM Sub-Committee on GRAP unanimously decided to revoke Stage-I of the extant schedule of GRAP in the entire NCR, with immediate effect,” stated CAQM.
