As monsoon continues to elude Mumbai, city swelters at 34.3 degrees Celsius

However, monsoon winds are yet to progress into the city. Sushma Nair, scientist at IMD, Mumbai told The Indian Express, “The monsoon has not developed beyond Ratnagiri.”

“However, conditions continue to be favourable for further advancement of Southwest Monsoon over some more parts of south peninsular India, including south of Maharashtra, some parts of Odisha, some parts of Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar and some parts of East Uttar Pradesh during the next two to three days,”  said Anupam Kashyapi from IMD, Pune in a statement released Wednesday.

On Wednesday, IMD’s Santacruz observatory recorded temperatures of 34.3 degree celsius, marking a departure of three degrees above normal. Meanwhile, the IMD observatory located at Colaba registered temperatures of 35 degree celsius, which is four degrees above normal.

Even as the city sweltered, some pockets of Mumbai city and its suburbs experienced light rainfall. According to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) reports, Mumbai City recorded 0.59 mm of rainfall while the eastern suburbs and the western suburbs recorded 0.40 mm and 0.39 mm of rain respectively. In its advisory, IMD has forecasted partly cloudy skies accompanied by light rain and drizzle in the city.