Delhi remained shrouded in a grey haze on Monday morning — with air quality firmly in the ‘very poor’ category. The national capital reported an overall AQI 316 with 28 monitoring stations reporting numbers above 300. Forecasters suggest that the city will record its first ‘severe’ air pollution reading of the season on Tuesday.
Hazardous pollution levels
Holambi Khurd Village in Delhi recorded an AQI of 561 on Monday, while Goutampuri reported a reading of 408 and Maharam Mohalla stood at 344. Hazardous pollution levels were also reported from Mustafabad (380) and Shahdara (312) in Delhi. The overall AQI for the city stood at 316. High pollution levels were also reported throughout the National Capital Region — with Pollution levels were nearly as bad in neighbouring cities, with Ghaziabad (360), Noida (289), Greater Noida (306), and Gurugram (201) also experiencing unhealthy air quality.
An AQI between 0 and 50 is considered ‘good’, 51 to 100 ‘satisfactory’, 101 to 200 ‘moderate’, 201 to 300 ‘poor’, 301 to 400 ‘very poor’ and 401 to 500 ‘severe’. Data from the India Meteorological Department indicated that the minimum temperature had settled at 17.9 degrees Celsius — 1.9 notches above the season’s average. The maximum temperature is likely to hover around 30 degrees Celsius with mist in the air.
Air quality to worsen?
The overall numbers indicated a slight improvement in Air quality on Monday — even as Delhi remained in the ‘very poor’ category. A report from the Air Quality Early Warning System for Delhi however suggested that this would a short-lived improvement for the city.
“The air quality is very likely to be in the Very Poor category from 02.11.2025 to 03.11.2025. The air quality is very likely to be in the Severe category on 04.11.2025. The air quality is very likely to be in the Very Poor category on 05.11.2025. The outlook for the subsequent 6 Days: The air quality is likely to be in the Very Poor to Severe category,” the monitoring body wrote on Sunday.