Delhi’s air is set to get more polluted, with the city expected to hit the ‘severe’ category for the first time this season on Tuesday.

According to a forecast by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, slow winds and dipping temperatures can push the city towards an air emergency, even as the AQI has been in the ‘very poor’ category for four days over the past week.

On Sunday, the AQI was 366 — in the very poor range.

Delhi so far has seen slightly above normal temperatures, which has helped keep pollution under check. Calm winds and lower temperatures aid the accumulation of pollutants.

On Sunday, the minimum temperature was 16.8 degrees Celsius, 1.5 degrees above normal, while the maximum was 30.7 degrees Celsius, 0.2 degrees above normal.

While 18 out of 39 air quality moni

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