A layer of mist and smog is seen over Kartavya Path in New Delhi. File | Picture Credit score: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar
Delhi’s air high quality remained within the ‘poor’ class in the course of the morning hours on Tuesday (January 6, 2026), with the common Air High quality Index (AQI) studying of 293, in response to information from the Central Air pollution Management Board’s Sameer app.
Station-wise information confirmed that Chandni Chowk recorded the worst air high quality at 352 within the ‘very poor’ class. Whereas 20 stations logged ‘very poor’ air high quality, 15 stations had been within the ‘poor’ class and two stations recorded ‘average’ air high quality.
In response to the CPCB classification, an AQI between 0 and 50 is taken into account ‘good’, 51 to 100 ‘passable’, 101 to 200 ‘average’, 201 to 300 ‘poor’, 301 to 400 ‘very poor’ and 401 to 500 ‘extreme’.
On Monday (January 5, 2026), the town’s 24-hour common AQI stood at 244 within the ‘poor’ class.
The Air High quality Early Warning System indicated that the Delhi’s air is anticipated to stay within the poor to very poor vary over the following six days.
On the climate entrance, shallow fog was noticed in elements of the town because the minimal temperature was recorded at 7.6 levels Celsius, 0.7 notches above the seasonal common in the course of the morning hours.
The utmost temperature within the nationwide capital is anticipated to settle round 18 levels Celsius.
Relative humidity ranges had been noticed at 100% in elements of the town in the course of the morning hours, the India Meteorological Division stated.
Station-wise information confirmed that Safdarjung, Lodhi Highway, Ridge and Ayanagar recorded a minimal temperature of seven.6 levels Celsius, whereas Palam logged a barely decrease minimal temperature of 6.5 levels Celsius.
Revealed – January 06, 2026 09:48 am IST