The IMD in its forecast predicted that the temperatures will further dip below 10 and 14 degrees Celsius this year
Morning walkers take a stroll with sweaters on in order to protect themselves from cold in Wadala, Pic/Atul Kamble
Mumbaikars woke up to a chilly Friday morning as temperatures dipped to 17.0 degrees Celsius. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said while Colaba recorded a temperature of 17 degrees Celsius, the Santacruz weather station recorded a temperature of 14 degrees Celsius.
Cold weather advisory for Mumbai:
— K S Hosalikar (@Hosalikar_KS) January 16, 2020
It is likely that, today night temp are to go around 14°C (season's lowest !), with winds, the felt temp could be less than that (~10 -12°C). Morning walkers are advised for sufficient covers, especially Senior Citizens.
Avoid more exposure
TC
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On Thursday, KS Hoslikar, deputy director-general (western region), IMD in a tweet had said that the temperature would go around 14 degrees C (season's lowest !) He also advised morning walkers and senior citizens to take sufficient covers and avoid exposure to the chilly climate.
On Friday morning, Hosalikar once again took to the social networking platform and informed that the temperature at the Santacruz observatory recorded a temperature of 13.0 degrees Celsius. Furthermore, he said that the Santacruz weather station recorded a temperature of 12.3 degrees Celsius at 7 am. He also said that it was a nice low temperature.
Here's what KS Hosalikar tweeted:
Santacruz AWS at 7 am morning reported 12.3 Deg C. Green line.
— K S Hosalikar (@Hosalikar_KS) January 17, 2020
Its a nice low temp. TC
Minimum temp will be soon updated. pic.twitter.com/333G2nrlyr
On Thursday, the city recorded the coldest January in a decade with the maximum temperature dipping to 25.3 degrees Celsius. As the city witnessed a dip in the temperature making Mumbai more chilly, citizens took to Twitter to share their morning mood and even tickling some funny bones.
Here's what netizens had to say about Mumbai's weather:
Sexy weather sexy beach Mumbai is awesome at 18 degrees #mumbaiwinter Njoy till it lasts
— Sameera gawandi (@sameeratweeter) January 17, 2020
Sky is pink water is blue #JuhuBeach njoyed my ðÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂu00c2u008fÂÂu00c2u0083âÂÂu00c2u0099ÂÂu00c2u0080ï¸ÂÂu00c2u008f pic.twitter.com/mMqOnJeWJH
I've seen like five tweets on my tl about Mumbai weather being cold
— Living like J.Morrison (@manwhosoldw0rld) January 16, 2020
So, I checked Mumbai’s weather
And
Sharam Karlo pic.twitter.com/4FTRaOTobl
17°C weather out here. Mumbai has never felt this pleasant
— bruh (@maddanayak) January 17, 2020
Loving this Mumbai weather! ðÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂu00c2u0098ÂÂu00c2u008dðÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂu00c2u0098ÂÂu00c2u008dðÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂu00c2u0098ÂÂu00c2u008d Even doing surya namaskars in mornings was super fun!
— RimaðÂÂu00c2u009f¥ÂÂu00c2u0083 (@Justbeingriema) January 17, 2020
The IMD in its forecast also predicted that the temperatures will further dip below 10 and 14 degrees Celsius this year.
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