# Weather traps Punjab smoke from Delhi

> Punjab's farm fire smoke stuck by weather, Delhi air quality worsens.
- Title: Weather traps Punjab smoke from Delhi · India Today | Shortify
- Summary: Punjab's farm fire smoke stuck by weather, Delhi air quality worsens. A Punjab trough and easterly winds are trapping farm fire smoke within Punjab, keeping…
- Keywords: punjab, farm fire smoke, delhi-ncr, air quality, aqi, western disturbance, easterly winds, stubble burning, india, India Today
- Source: India Today — https://indiatoday.in/science/story/how-weather-is-choking-punjab-and-stopping-farm-fire-smoke-from-reaching-delhi-aqi-3035848-2026-11-10
- Author: India Today Science Desk
- Published: 2026-11-10T05:58:06+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: punjab, farm fire smoke, delhi-ncr, air quality, aqi, western disturbance, easterly winds, stubble burning, india, news
## Weather traps Punjab smoke
A Punjab trough and easterly winds are trapping farm fire smoke within Punjab, keeping pollution away from Delhi-NCR.
## Delhi air quality spikes
Delhi-NCR saw a sharp spike in pollution overnight, with the Air Quality Index climbing toward the 500 mark at several monitoring stations.
## Punjab pollution worse
Punjab recorded AQI readings between 700 and 1,500 at several sensors across south and central Punjab.
## Weather system changes
A western disturbance is expected to bring scattered to fairly widespread rainfall and snowfall over the Western Himalayan Region.
## Punjab vulnerable to pollution
While the current wind pattern prevents Punjab's smoke from reaching Delhi-NCR, the region remains vulnerable to worsening air quality as calm winds and atmospheric conditions favor pollutant accumulation.
## Key takeaway

A Punjab trough and easterly winds are trapping farm fire smoke within Punjab, keeping pollution away from Delhi-NCR.