Air quality remains 'very poor' as Delhi wakes up to hazy morning

Delhiites woke up to a hazy greeting with cloudy skies connected Tuesday (October 28, 2025), with the city's aerial prime remaining successful the "very poor" class astatine 305, information showed.

On Monday (October 27), Delhi's 24-hour mean Air Quality Index (AQI) stood astatine 301 astatine 4 p.m., Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) information showed.

According to the Sameer app developed by the CPCB, 27 of the 38 monitoring stations successful the metropolis reported "very poor" aerial quality, with readings exceeding 300.

Siri Fort recorded the highest AQI astatine 351, followed by Wazirpur astatine 342. According to the CPCB, an AQI from 0 to 50 is considered 'good, 51-100 "satisfactory", 101-200 "moderate", 201-300 "poor", 301-400 "very poor”, and 401-500 "severe".

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the minimum somesthesia was recorded astatine 20°C connected Tuesday (October 28), 3.9 notches supra normal, portion the maximum somesthesia is apt to settee astir 28°C.

The comparative humidity successful Delhi stood astatine 95% astatine 8:30 a.m., IMD information showed.