Mumbai weather update: IMD issues yellow alert as temperatures rise to 36 degrees Celsius

Mumbai is set for a hot and humid start to October with the India Meteorological Department IMD issuing a yellow alert for Mumbai and Thane warning of hot and humid conditions in isolated pockets on Monday October 5The IMD has forecast mainly clear skies in Mumbai and its suburbs with maximum and minimum temperatures likely to remain around 36 degrees Celsius and 25 degrees Celsius respectivelyMumbai AQI worsens as October heat sets inAfter September saw relatively good air quality in Mumbai with the Air Quality Index AQI remaining below 50 for most of the month pollution levels have started to rise in OctoberMumbairsquos AQI stood at 89 on Monday according to the Central Pollution Control Boardrsquos CPCB SAMEER app The air quality falls in the lsquosatisfactoryrsquo category which can cause minor breathing discomfort to sensitive peopleAir quality was worse in several parts of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region MMR Thane recorded an AQI of 95 while Kalyan stood at 110 and Navi Mumbai at 99Yellow heat alert across Maharashtrarsquos Konkan beltThe heat alert is not limited to Mumbai and Thane Palghar Raigad and Ratnagiri are also under a yellow alert with hot and humid conditions expected across parts of Maharashtrarsquos Konkan beltMaharashtra weather update Malegaon records 382 degrees CelsiusMeanwhile temperatures remained high across Maharashtra with Malegaon recording the statersquos highest maximum temperature of 382 degrees Celsius on Monday which was 57 degrees above normalSolapur recorded 364 degrees Celsius while Mumbais Santacruz Observatory recorded 361 degrees Celsius and Aurangabad 360 degrees CelsiusRatnagiri recorded 355 degrees Celsius Parbhani 353 degrees Celsius Dahanu 351 degrees Celsius and Nashik and Jeur 350 degrees Celsius eachHarnai recorded 346 degrees Celsius Satara 345 degrees Celsius Mumbais Colaba Observatory 344 degrees Celsius Udgir 340 degrees Celsius Sangli 333 degrees Celsius Osmanabad 331 degrees Celsius and Kolhapur 325 degrees Celsius Mahabaleshwar was the coolest at 279 degrees CelsiusMaximum temperatures were above normal at all stations where departures were available The largest positive departures were recorded at Malegaon 57 degrees Celsius Ratnagiri 47 degrees Celsius Aurangabad 42 degrees Celsius and Harnai 40 degrees CelsiusJalgaon records lowest minimum temperatureWhile daytime temperatures remained high several parts of Maharashtra recorded relatively cooler nightsJalgaon recorded the lowest minimum temperature at 173 degrees Celsius which was 40 degrees below normal Udgir recorded 178 degrees Celsius while Malegaon stood at 186 degrees Celsius and Mahabaleshwar at 188 degrees CelsiusBeed recorded 200 degrees Celsius Parbhani 193 degrees Celsius and Nashik 195 degrees Celsius Dahanursquos minimum of 224 degrees Celsius was 26 degrees below normalColaba Observatory recorded the warmest night at 265 degrees Celsius which was 12 degrees above normal while Harnai recorded 250 degrees Celsius Santacruz Observatory recorded a minimum of 242 degrees Celsius 05 degrees below normalNo rainfall recorded across MaharashtraMaharashtra recorded no rainfall at any of the reporting stations in the 24 hours ending 830 am on Monday according to the IMDrsquos 830 am weather reportThe largely dry conditions combined with abovenormal daytime temperatures have contributed to the hot and humid conditions being experienced across parts of the stateHumidity remains high in MumbaiAt 830 am relative humidity was highest at Malegaon at 96 per cent followed by Dahanu at 86 per cent and Mumbai island city at 85 per centUdgir recorded the lowest morning humidity at 56 per cent followed by Aurangabad at 59 per centOn October 4 at 530 pm humidity was lowest in Nashik at 38 per cent followed by Aurangabad at 39 per cent while Jeur and Udgir recorded 42 per cent each Mahabaleshwar and Malegaon recorded the highest evening humidity at 73 per cent and 72 per cent respectively