National Capital Receives Light Rainfall

New Delhi: The national capital and its nearby localities; Gurugram, Noida, Faridabad and Ghaziabad this morning received light rains, bringing down the temperature.

Despite the downpour, the pollution level of Delhi remained in the lower end of the ‘Poor’ category for the third consecutive day with the Air Quality Index at 242, said System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research. The AQI was recorded the highest in Mathura Road at 295, followed by Dhirpur at 293, Chandni Chowk at 268, Delhi University at 259, Lodhi Road at 241, Pusa at 218, Ayanagar at 215, Airport (T3) and IIT Delhi at 200. The AQI in Noida stood at 317 and Gurugram at 243.

According to the MeT office, the minimum and maximum temperatures of Delhi were recorded at 12 degrees Celsius and 17 degrees Celsius. The weatherman further predicted that for the next two days the city will be engulfed by fog with the temperature oscillating between 12 degrees Celsius and 17 degrees Celsius.

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