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IN PHOTOS: Air quality in Delhi remains 'very poor' on Monday

Updated On: 27 October, 2025 03:06 PM IST | Tarun Verma

Delhi’s air quality continued to worsen on Monday, recording AQI levels above 400 in Bawana and Anand Vihar. According to the IMD, the city saw high humidity at 94 per cent with a minimum temperature of 17.3°C. Despite a rain forecast, pollution levels remain in the ‘very poor’ category. (Pic/PTI)

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Delhi's air quality remained in the very poor category on Monday even as the weather department forecast partly cloudy with chances of very light rain towards the evening. (Pic/PTI)

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Delhi's air quality remained in the very poor category on Monday even as the weather department forecast partly cloudy with chances of very light rain towards the evening. (Pic/PTI)
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the national capital recorded a minimum temperature of 17.3 degrees Celsius, 0.1 degrees above the season's average.

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According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the national capital recorded a minimum temperature of 17.3 degrees Celsius, 0.1 degrees above the season's average.

The maximum temperature is expected to hover around 29 degrees Celsius. At 8:30 am, the humidity level was 94 per cent.

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The maximum temperature is expected to hover around 29 degrees Celsius. At 8:30 am, the humidity level was 94 per cent.

As per the Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB) Sameer app, localities such as Bawana and Anand Vihar recorded severe air quality with Air Quality Index (AQI) readings of 401 and 431, respectively.

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As per the Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB) Sameer app, localities such as Bawana and Anand Vihar recorded severe air quality with Air Quality Index (AQI) readings of 401 and 431, respectively.

Out of 38 monitoring stations across the city, 23 reported very poor air quality with readings above 300.

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Out of 38 monitoring stations across the city, 23 reported very poor air quality with readings above 300.

Earlier on Sunday, the AQI had stood at 292 in the evening, compared to 324 in the morning across Delhi. On the other hand, in October 2023, the minimum temperature dipped to 15.9 degrees Celsius and settled at 17.4 degrees Celsius in the same month the previous year.

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Earlier on Sunday, the AQI had stood at 292 in the evening, compared to 324 in the morning across Delhi. On the other hand, in October 2023, the minimum temperature dipped to 15.9 degrees Celsius and settled at 17.4 degrees Celsius in the same month the previous year.

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