If condition with date is not working in html

Question

User-1355965324 posted

I want to compare the date coming from the data from  a json file  and with todays date. The data coming from json  for example 17-07-2020 00:00:00 datetime   value without time in it . how can I check   with if condition whether the date is todays date or not . I given the code   as below but not working please help. DateTime.Now has time so that condition is failed

 @for (var i = 0; i < Model.consolidated_weather.Count(); i++)
        {

            <div style="display: inline-block;margin-right:15px">
               
                if(@Model.consolidated_weather[i].applicable_date== DateTime.Now)
                {
                <div>Today</div>
                }
                else
                {
                <div>@Model.consolidated_weather[i].applicable_date.ToString("ddd,dd-MMM")</div>
                }