Coastal regions, including Mumbai, saw relatively moderate temperatures but continued to experience humid conditions. File Pic
Hot and dry conditions continued across Maharashtra on Monday, with no rainfall reported from any region and temperatures staying above normal in several areas.
Vidarbha remained the hottest region in the state, with Bramhapuri recording the highest maximum temperature at 44.2 degrees Celsius.
Other cities in the region, including Nagpur (43.2 degrees Celsius), Chandrapur (43.4 degrees Celsius) and Akola (43.2 degrees Celsius), also experienced intense heat, with minimum temperatures ranging between 23 degrees Celsius and 28 degrees Celsius.
Marathwada too reported high temperatures, with Parbhani (40.9 degrees Celsius), Beed (40.8 degrees Celsius) and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (39.3 degrees Celsius) recording near-40 degrees Celsius conditions. No rainfall was recorded across the region.
In Madhya Maharashtra, temperatures remained slightly lower but continued to hover around the 40 degrees Celsius mark, with Malegaon touching 41 degrees Celsius and Solapur 40.8 degrees Celsius.
Pune recorded a maximum of 37.4 degrees Celsius, while Mahabaleshwar logged the lowest minimum temperature in the state at 17.5 degrees Celsius.
Coastal regions, including Mumbai, saw relatively moderate temperatures but continued to experience humid conditions.
Mumbai recorded a maximum of 34.8 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 27.5 degrees Celsius, while Ratnagiri reported 34 degrees Celsius and Alibag 37.5 degrees Celsius.
Inland areas remained dry, with humidity levels in Pune dropping sharply from 61 per cent in the morning to 22 per cent by evening.
With no rainfall recorded in the past 24 hours, dry weather is expected to persist. Pune is likely to witness a mainly clear sky on Tuesday, with temperatures expected to hover around 38 degrees Celsius and 22 degrees Celsius.
Meanwhile, Pune has recorded 92.8 mm of seasonal rainfall so far, significantly above the normal of 17.5 mm, marking a surplus of 75.3 mm.
Meanwhile, Mumbai experienced warm and humid conditions on Monday, temperatures hovering around 33 degrees Celsius, while the air quality index (AQI) remained in the âsatisfactory' range with a value of 55.
