Mumbai weather update: IMD forecasts haze, temperatures near 35 degrees Celsius as city air quality remains moderate at 122

Mumbai’s Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 122 on Sunday. File Pic

Hazy conditions are expected during morning hours, with skies clearing by afternoon and evening, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. Maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to hover around 35 degrees Celsius and 20 degrees Celsius, respectively.

According to the SAMEER app, Mumbai's Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 122 on Sunday, placing it in the ‘moderate' category. Such air quality may cause breathing discomfort to people with lung disorders, asthma and heart ailments.

AQI across Mumbai

Borivali East - 114
Byculla - 119
Andheri East - 145
Chembur - 105
Deonar - 134
Ghatkopar - 129
Kandivali East - 109
Kandivali West - 126
Bandra East - 162
Bhandup West - 112
Kurla - 105
Malad West - 148
Mazgaon - 109
Mulund West - 76
Powai - 68
Sewri - 122

Air quality in Delhi shows marginal improvement, AQI at 196

The air quality in the national capital showed slight improvement on Sunday, with the AQI recorded at 196 in the ‘moderate' category at 7 am, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

This marks an improvement from Saturday, when the AQI stood at 227 at 4 pm, placing it in the ‘poor' category.

Among city locations, Mundka recorded the highest AQI at 266, followed by Pusa (257), Narela (247), Rohini (247), Ashok Vihar (243), Jahangirpuri (242), Wazirpur (239), Nehru Nagar (237), Shadipur (236), Bawana (231), Vivek Vihar (231), Sirifort (222) and Chandni Chowk (220), all in the ‘poor' category.

Sri Aurobindo Marg recorded the lowest AQI at 126, followed by IGI Airport (131), Aya Nagar (136), Lodhi Road (139), Major Dhyan Chand Stadium (140), IIT Delhi (141) and Mandir Marg (145), all in the ‘moderate' category.

Despite the improvement, a thin layer of smog persisted in parts of the city, and overall air quality remained poor.

AQI readings on Sunday were similar to Saturday's levels. On Saturday, Anand Vihar recorded an AQI of 260 and RK Puram 237, both in the ‘poor' category. Delhi's ITO witnessed a busy morning with an AQI of 223, while Chandni Chowk recorded 232, both categorised as ‘poor'.

Meanwhile, Aya Nagar recorded an AQI of 151, IGI Airport (T3) 138 and Pusa 157, all in the ‘moderate' category.

As per AQI classification, readings between 0-50 are ‘good', 51-100 ‘satisfactory', 101-200 ‘moderate', 201-300 ‘poor', 301-400 ‘very poor' and 401-500 ‘severe'.

The IMD has forecast a maximum temperature of 23 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 10 degrees Celsius, with mist expected in the air today.

(With ANI inputs)