Overview
- Friday’s minimum held at 5.6°C, about four degrees below normal and the lowest of the season so far, as the city’s AQI read 327 in the very poor band at 4 pm.
- By Saturday morning, air quality remained very poor with an AQI of 335, while the minimum temperature rose to about 6.8°C.
- IMD projects a short-term rise in minimums to 7–9°C on Saturday and 8–10°C on Sunday and Monday, with partly cloudy skies giving way to clearer conditions.
- Winds are expected to strengthen to roughly 15–20 kmph, a shift that could disperse pollutants trapped near the surface.
- Friday’s maximum reached 23.5°C, about two notches below normal, with the maximum likely to be near normal in the coming days.