Colder nights on the cards for Mumbai as minimum temperatures likely to dip: IMD

Sunil Kamble, director of IMD Mumbai told The Indian Express, "The minimum temperatures, however, could dip — owing to the changing wind patterns — to 25 or 26 degree Celsius (°C) for the next week."

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The Air Quality Index in Mumbai on Friday morning stood at 169.

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In what could bring residents an iota of relief from the October heat — which has been gripping Mumbai for the last two weeks — the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that the city may record a drop in minimum temperatures this week. The ‘October heat’ phenomenon, however, is likely to stay for the next three to four days, said officials.

Sunil Kamble, director of IMD Mumbai told The Indian Express, “The minimum temperatures, however, could dip — owing to the changing wind patterns — to 25 or 26 degree Celsius (°C) for the next week.”

On Monday, the IMD’s Santacruz observatory recorded a minimum temperature of 24.4 °C — a degree below the normal — and the maximum at 35.7 °C. The regional meteorological centre in Colaba, meanwhile, recorded a minimum temperature of 26.2 °C — two degrees below the normal — and the maximum at 33.5 °C.

Officials have, however, maintained that the city is in for a long wait for cold wave this year. “There is no indication of an incoming cold wave anytime soon. We usually announce a cold wave in December, when the temperatures drop to 14-15 °C. Mumbai will experience the October heat for the next three to four days,” added Kamble.

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The ‘October heat’ — a common weather phenomenon for Mumbai — escalates temperatures across the city from the first week of October each year, with daily temperatures rising between mid 30 and 35 °C.

Since the monsoon withdrawal on October 6, Mumbai has been reeling under high air quality index (AQI) levels coupled with temperatures hovering at least over 33 °C.

On Tuesday, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed that the AQI levels touched 181 in Mumbai, with the worst air quality in Deonar at 278, followed by Sion with the AQI at 247.

Nayonika Bose

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