Today’s weather and AQI 20 November 2024: Pollution reduced in Delhi wrapped in fog, know how the weather of UP-Uttarakhand will be today, read weather update.

Today’s weather and AQI, 20 November 2024: The effect of snowfall in the mountains is visible in the plains as well. There has been dense fog in North India for the last two days. Even today, many cities of Delhi-UP and Haryana were seen wrapped in fog. Visibility has also reduced considerably due to fog. Along with this, the temperature has also declined. According to the Meteorological Department, in the last 24 hours, the minimum temperature in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Assam, Meghalaya, Sub Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim was recorded two to three degrees below normal. Let us know how the weather will be across the country today

Pollution becomes headache in Delhi

Winter has arrived in Delhi and a drop in temperature has been recorded. The minimum temperature on Tuesday was around 12 degrees Celsius, which is the lowest temperature of this season. However, due to increasing pollution the day temperature has increased slightly. This morning there was dense fog and smog in many areas. The sky is expected to remain clear during the day but light fog and smog may appear again in the evening. Today, the maximum temperature of Delhi is expected to be 25 degrees and the minimum temperature is expected to be 12 degrees. Along with this, today the Meteorological Department has issued a yellow alert of fog.

AQI of some major cities

Shivering cold in UP too

Winter has arrived in all the cities of Uttar Pradesh. A continuous decline is being recorded in the temperature. On Tuesday, the day temperature fell by about three degrees Celsius, due to which people started feeling cold. Even this morning there was fog in Agra, Deoria and Meerut. At the same time, due to the mixing of fog and dust particles, a situation of smog is being created. The air quality index (AQI) has reached 140, indicating increasing levels of pollution. Pollution is increasing further due to increasing humidity in the air along with increasing cold.

What will be the temperature today?

fog warning on mountains

The weather has once again taken a turn in Uttarakhand. According to the Meteorological Department, cold has started increasing in the plains and hilly areas of the state in the coming days. A yellow alert has been issued for dense fog especially in Haridwar and Udham Singh Nagar from November 20 to 22. This year the weather of Uttarakhand has been quite different from normal. Even after the monsoon, there has not been enough rain in the state and there has been no snowfall in the high mountain areas yet. Due to which tourists are feeling disappointed.