Delhi AQI Today: Air quality slips back into ‘severe’ category, over 30 stations record AQI above 400; IIT Delhi tops at 488, Chandni Chowk at 479; check IMD forecast and more

Delhi's air quality deteriorated further, slipping into the 'severe' category as the Air Quality Index (AQI) crossed the 400 mark. Of the 59 monitoring stations in the city, 34 recorded AQI levels above 400.

IIT Delhi recorded the highest AQI at 488, with PM10 as the prominent pollutant, followed by Chandni Chowk at 479 (PM10), North Campus, Delhi University, at 478 (PM2.5), Pusa at 469 (PM2.5) and NSUT Jaffarpur at 459 (PM2.5), according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data.

The CPCB classifies an AQI of 0–50 as 'good', 51–100 as 'satisfactory', 101–200 as 'moderate', 201–300 as 'poor', 301–400 as 'very poor' and 401–500 as 'severe'.


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Delhi AQI: Top 10 stations with worst air quality index

Sno.	Monitoring station	AQI	Prominent pollutant
1	IIT Delhi, Delhi - IITM	488	PM10
2	Chandni Chowk, Delhi - IITM	479	PM10
3	North Campus, DU, Delhi - IITM	478	PM2.5
4	Pusa, Delhi - IITM	469	PM2.5
5	NSUT Jaffarpur, Delhi - DPCC	459	PM2.5
6	CRRI Mathura Road, Delhi - IITM	457	PM2.5
7	Punjabi Bagh, Delhi - DPCC	456	PM2.5
8	Burari Crossing, Delhi - IITM	456	PM2.5
9	Commonwealth Sports Complex, Delhi - DPCC	451	PM2.5
10	JNU, Delhi - DPCC	451	PM2.5

Delhi weather today (November 13):

Delhi is likely to experience foggy mornings over the next few days, followed by partly cloudy to mainly clear skies. The maximum temperature is expected to gradually decline from 29°C to 26°C, while the minimum temperature may fall from 17°C to 14°C.

Date	Maximum temperature	Minimum temperature	Weather forecast
November 13	29°C	17°C	Moderate fog
November 14	28°C	17°C	Fog or mist in the morning, partly cloudy sky later
November 15	27°C	16°C	Fog or mist in the morning, partly cloudy sky later
November 16	27°C	15°C	Fog or mist in the morning, mainly clear sky later
November 17	26°C	14°C	Fog or mist in the morning, mainly clear sky later
November 18	26°C	14°C	Fog or mist in the morning, mainly clear sky later