Delhi AQ Update:*    
SHORT RANGE FORECAST: :*The overall Delhi AQI is in the lower end of the satisfactory category as forecasted. Increased rainfall activity is forecasted in northwest India for the next 2 days. Widespread rainfall is likely in Delhi, under its influence improvement in AQI to the lower end of the satisfactory to the good category is forecasted for tomorrow and likely to stay at the same for 12th August. Under the favorable monsoon conditions, air quality continues to be in the good category for Pune, Mumbai, and Ahmedabad. Widespread rainfall is expected in the Konkan region for the next two days. AQI is likely to stay good for the next two days. Pune AQI is the best among all four SAFAR cities.

  FACTORS AFFECTING DELHI AIR QUALITY :

  Today's most dominating factor to drive Air quality towards deterioration is marked in 'RED'. :

  Favorable means helps improve Air Quality; Unfavorable means can deteriorate Air Quality and moderate means negligible effect on Air Quality.

(1)  RAINFALL : Fairly Widespred– Favorable

(2)  LOCALIZED DUST LIFTING: : Low–Favorable

(3)  LONG DISTANCE DUST TRANSPORT: Low–Favarable

(4)  SURFACE WIND SPEED: High-Favorable

(5)  SURFACE WIND DIRECTION : Easterly- Favorable

(6)  RELATIVE HUMIDITY: High –Negligible Effect.

(7)  MIXING LAYER HEIGHT:High- Favorable.

(8)  LOCAL TEMPERATURE:Moderate– Negligible Effect.

(9)  FIRE COUNTS:Low – Favorable