Hindustan Times (Delhi)

Nip in morning air, smog clears, expect clear sky, shallow fog today

- A Mariyam Alavi aruveetil.alavi@hindustant­imes.com

DELHI WOKE UP TO SMOGGY MORNING ON MONDAY, WHEN THE VISIBILITY WAS RECORDED AT 200M IN SAFDARJUNG AND 400M IN PALAM

NEW DELHI:There was a nip in the air in the morning as the minimum temperatur­e settled at 14.2°C.

The smoggy cloud that had engulfed the national capital on Monday dissipated by Tuesday evening.

Visibility levels were 500m at 8.30am in the morning at both Safdarjung and Palam, and increased to over 1,000m by the evening.

The maximum temperatur­e was docked at 30.6°C. The maximum level of humidity was recorded at 98% and the minimum was 34%.

Delhi residents can expect clear skies with moderate to shallow fog on Wednesday, according to the Regional Weather Forecast Centre.

Major difference­s in temperatur­e is not expected, with the maximum predicted temperatur­e at 31°C and the minimum at 14°C.

Delhi residents had woken up to smoggy morning on Monday, a day after Diwali, when the visibility was recorded at 200m in Safdarjung and 400m in Palam.

When visibility falls below a 1,000m and the relative humidity level is above 75%, it is classified as fog. And if there is smoke and particulat­e material in the air to boot, it then becomes smog, according to weather expert.

 ?? ARUN SHARMA/HT FILE ?? A homeless woman at a women’s night shelter in Chandni Chowk on Wednesday.
ARUN SHARMA/HT FILE A homeless woman at a women’s night shelter in Chandni Chowk on Wednesday.

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