A man on a motorcycle is seen trying to shield himself from the scorching heat. Pic/Sayyed Sameer Abedi
Mumbai’s air quality improves to the satisfactory category- The city’s PM10 AQI stood at 99 on Friday, according to the Central Pollution Control Board, improving from Thursday’s reading of 120, which fell in the moderate category
An anticyclone contributes to Mumbai’s rising temperatures- IMD RMC Mumbai chief Bikram Singh attributed the warming to an anticyclone over Gujarat and adjoining North Maharashtra, while climatologist Rajesh Kapadia expected conditions to ease as the sea breeze returned
The IMD issues a yellow alert for hot and humid conditions- Greater Mumbai and neighbouring districts were placed under a yellow warning as above-normal temperatures continued following the withdrawal of the southwest monsoon
Mumbai records its highest October temperature in eight years- Friday’s maximum of 37.8 degree Celsius surpassed Thursday’s 37.6 degree Celsius reading at Santacruz, marking another day of unusually high temperatures after the monsoon withdrawal.
A fan provides relief to a woman at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus- With the mercury rising to 37.8 degree Celsius at Santacruz, commuters and people at public spaces looked for ways to stay cool amid the heatwave
A traffic police officer performs duty in Dadar amid the heat- The city’s soaring temperatures added to the challenge for people working outdoors, including traffic personnel managing vehicles under the afternoon sun
People watch cricket from the shade of a tree at Azad Maidan- With temperatures soaring across Mumbai, people sought shelter from the afternoon sun as the city experienced unusually hot October weather
An inter-school competition coach wears an umbrella hat at Azad Maidan- The coach gestures to players while using an umbrella hat for protection from the sun as Mumbai swelters under the post-monsoon heatwave
Pedestrians cool off with fresh fruit near the Gateway of India- Mumbai recorded its first post-monsoon heatwave on Friday, with the Santacruz observatory logging a maximum temperature of 37.8 degree Celsius 4.7 degrees above normal.
