Delhi’s air quality index (AQI) showed no improvement on Saturday, with the city recording an average AQI of 386, in the ‘Very Poor’ category – nearly identical to Friday’s reading of 387 — CPCB data shows. This comes after three consecutive days of ‘Severe’ air earlier in the week, when the AQI had remained above 400. The Capital also recorded the season’s lowest minimum temperature on Saturday at 9.7 degrees Celsius.

As per Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) forecast, the AQI is likely to remain in the ‘Very Poor’ category on November 16 and slip into the ‘Severe’ category between November 17 and 18. ‘Severe’ to ‘Very Poor’ conditions would likely prevail thereafter.

According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), westerly winds with speeds up to 12 kmph prevailed over

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