The monsoon has completely withdrawn from Delhi-NCR, according to the IMD.
Clear and sunny weather is forecast for October 3 to 5.
The maximum temperature is expected to be 36 degrees Celsius.
Winds are forecast at 20 to 22 km/h in the daytime and 15 km/h at night.
Rain continues in southern and northeastern India.
Patparganj recorded the lowest of the reported readings, at 133.
On the AQI scale, readings of 101 to 200 fall in the moderate category.
Elsewhere in India, rain continued in the south and northeast.
Kerala, Mahe, coastal Karnataka and Lakshadweep were forecast to get fairly widespread to widespread rainfall.
Arunachal Pradesh was forecast to see isolated heavy rainfall on October 3 and 4.
The withdrawal of the southwest monsoon from north India usually happens during September and October.
India’s air quality index scale runs from 0 to 500: 0 to 50 is good, 51 to 100 satisfactory, 101 to 200 moderate, 201 to 300 poor, 301 to 400 very poor and 401 to 500 severe.
Delhi’s winter pollution action plan takes effect from November 1 and runs through February 2027.
The plan includes staggered office timings, doubled parking charges and 50% work from home for certain sectors.
Delhi’s Integrated Command and Control Centre, launched on October 2, monitors pollution sources such as construction sites in real time.
The report on the monsoon’s withdrawal did not include any health advisories.
The India Meteorological Department said on October 3 that the monsoon has completely withdrawn from Delhi-NCR.
Delhi’s maximum temperature on October 3 was expected to be 36 degrees Celsius, with a minimum of 24 degrees Celsius.
The IMD forecast clear and sunny weather throughout the day, with no storms or rainfall expected from October 3 to 5.
Recent rainfall had brought down both maximum and minimum temperatures in the region.
Red Fort, New Delhi under a clear sky (file image), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
