Delhi's air quality continues to be poor but likely to improve soon

Delhi’s air quality continued to be in the poor category but is likely to improve with authorities forecasting increased wind speed.

The overall air quality index (AQI) for the national capital was recorded at 263, which falls in the ‘poor’ category. According to the Centre-run System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting (SAFAR) also the overall Delhi air quality is still poor.

“It may improve as wind speed is sufficiently high. Wind speed continued to remain a key factor in improving the air quality. Temperature is not declining and there is good sunlight. However, humidity is still high and temperature is likely