Delhi’s air quality showed a significant improvement on Wednesday after 50 days, reaching the ‘moderate’ category. However, the air quality is expected to deteriorate again by Friday.

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• Delhi’s air quality improved to the ‘moderate’ category, with AQI at 178 by 4 pm on Wednesday, a drop from 268 on Tuesday.
• The city had been facing poor air quality since mid-October, with AQI deteriorating to ‘poor’ levels in late October.
• The improvement is attributed to strong surface winds, which are expected to continue through December 7.
• A new western disturbance is expected to bring moderate fog starting December 8.
• Only one out of 38 air quality monitoring stations recorded ‘very poor’ air quality, while eight others showed ‘poor’ levels.
• The rest of the stations reported ‘moderate’ air quality, according to CPCB data.
• The air quality is predicted to remain in the moderate category until Thursday, but it could worsen to ‘poor’ on Friday and Saturday.
• The daytime temperature reached 28°C, three degrees above normal, with a minimum of 12.5°C, 2.5 degrees above average.
• Humidity levels fluctuated between 66% and 44% during the day.
• Mist is expected on Thursday, with temperatures ranging between 26°C and 10°C.