Vehicles commute through dense smog at NH-9 in New Delhi on November 23, 2025.
| Photo Credit: ANI
The air quality in the national capital remained in the ‘very poor’ category on Sunday (November 23, 2025) with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 391, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed.
According to the CPCB’s Sameer app, 19 monitoring stations in Delhi reported ‘severe’ air quality and the remaining 19 stations recorded ‘very poor’ air quality with readings above 300.
Delhi’s air quality is likely to be in the ‘very poor’ category from Monday to Wednesday, according to the Air Quality Early Warning System.
An AQI between 0 and 50 is considered ‘good’, 51 to 100 ‘satisfactory’, 101 to 200 ‘moderate’, 201 to 300 ‘poor’, 301 to 400 ‘very poor’, and 401 to 500 ‘severe’, according to the CPCB.
Delhi recorded a maximum temperature of 26.7 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 10.4 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season’s average, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The humidity level was recorded at 68% at 5:30 p.m.
The weather department has forecast moderate fog for Monday (November 24, 2025), with the maximum and minimum temperatures expected to settle at 25 and 10 degrees Celsius, respectively.
Published – November 24, 2025 06:03 am IST
