12 May,2026 12:04 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Mumbai continued to witness hot weather conditions on Tuesday. Representational Pic/File
Parts of Maharashtra on Tuesday continued to experience heatwave conditions, with temperatures crossing the 45 degrees Celsius mark in parts of Vidarbha.
According to data released by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Akola recorded the highest maximum temperature in the region at 45.6 degrees Celsius on 12 May 2026. Amravati followed closely at 45.4 degrees Celsius, while Wardha registered 44.2 degrees Celsius.
Buldhana and Brahmpuri both recorded 43.5 degrees Celsius, while Nagpur touched 43 degrees Celsius. Chandrapur recorded 42.2 degrees Celsius and Yavatmal reported 41.8 degrees Celsius, the weather department data stated.
Minimum temperatures also remained high across Vidarbha, increasing discomfort during the night hours.
Akola recorded a minimum temperature of 29.1 degrees Celsius, among the highest in the region. Buldhana reported 28.8 degrees Celsius, while Chandrapur and Wardha both registered minimum temperatures of 28 degrees Celsius, it said.
Weather officials said the combination of high daytime temperatures and warm nights is contributing to heat stress in several districts.
Mumbai also witnessed hot weather conditions, although temperatures remained lower than those recorded in Vidarbha.
Among suburban weather stations, Ram Mandir recorded the highest maximum temperature at 37.9 degrees Celsius. Bandra recorded 35.6 degrees Celsius, followed by Vikhroli at 35.5 degrees Celsius. Vidyavihar reported 34.9 degrees Celsius, while Dahisar recorded 34.3 degrees Celsius.
Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) had said in its monthly forecast that above-normal heatwave days are likely in some parts of the foothills of the Himalayas, east coast states, Gujarat and Maharashtra in May.
The department also highlighted that the rainfall averaged over the country as a whole during May is most likely to be above normal, with the onset of the southwest monsoon over the Andaman and Nicobar Islands expected around May 14-16.
Director General of Meteorology, IMD, Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, said, "During May 2026, minimum temperatures are expected to be above normal across many parts of the country."
"However, many areas of northwest India, along with some parts of central India and adjoining areas of peninsular India and southern parts of northeast India, are likely to experience normal to below-normal minimum temperatures," he said in a statement.
