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Sunny day in Delhi, pollution levels dip slightly

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jan 03 2020 | 8:45 PM IST

The national capital basked in the sunshine on Friday, with the minimum temperature rising to normal levels and pollution levels dipping marginally.

The city recorded a low of 7.6 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year, and a high of 23.5 degrees Celsius, four notches above normal.

The minimum temperature is expected to rise further over the next two-three days, weather experts said.

Pollution levels in the city also dipped marginally "severe" (AQI 352) on Friday and the experts said rains due to a fresh western disturbance may improve the air quality in the region.

"Another western disturbance is expected to trigger rains in the city anytime between January 6 and 8," Mahesh Palawat, vice president (meteorology and climate change), Skymet Weather, a private forecaster, said.

He added that the air quality would fluctuate between the "very poor" and "severe" categories until widespread rains washed away the pollutants.

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First Published: Jan 03 2020 | 8:45 PM IST

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