Archive · 21 Sep 2026
Dry Weather Forecast as Delhi Air Quality Worsens
Delhi and nearby cities are expected to have mostly dry weather on Monday.
The skies may be clear in Delhi and partly cloudy in some nearby areas.
Temperatures could rise to about 35 or 36 degrees Celsius.
Because there has been little rain and weak wind, pollution is not being cleared away quickly.
Delhi’s average air quality score reached 160 on Sunday.
This was the city’s highest average score in 62 days.
Six monitoring stations recorded poor air quality.
PM2.5 particles and ozone were the main pollutants measured.
Delhi-NCR is expected to remain mostly dry on Monday, with no significant rainfall forecast.
Temperatures across Delhi, Noida, Gurugram, Ghaziabad and Faridabad may reach 35-36°C.
Delhi recorded an average AQI of 160 on Sunday, its highest level in 62 days.
Stagnant winds, absent rainfall and local emissions contributed to worsening pollution.
PM2.5 and ozone were the dominant pollutants, with six monitoring stations reporting poor air quality.
- Who
- Residents of Delhi-NCR and the India Meteorological Department, which issued the forecast.
- What
- Mostly dry weather is forecast while Delhi’s air quality has worsened to an average AQI of 160.
- When
- The weather forecast applies mainly to Monday, September 21; the AQI reading was recorded on Sunday.
- Where
- Delhi-NCR, including Delhi, Noida, Gurugram, Ghaziabad and Faridabad.
- Why
- The dry conditions are linked to the southwest monsoon’s withdrawal, while stagnant winds, no rainfall and local emissions contributed to higher pollution.
- Delhi average AQI
- 160 at 4 p.m. on Sunday, in the higher end of the moderate category
- Night AQI
- 165 at 10 p.m. on Sunday
- Previous high
- 171 on July 19
- Dominant pollutants
- PM2.5 and ozone
- Poor-air stations
- Six of Delhi’s 45 active monitoring stations
- Forecast temperatures
- Maximum temperatures of approximately 35-36°C across the region
- Weather warning
- No warning was issued for Noida or Gurugram