Mumbai weather update: Sunny morning despite IMD rain forecast, city records ‘good’ AQI of 41

Mumbai woke up to a bright and sunny morning on Wednesday despite the India Meteorological Department IMD forecasting light to moderate rain in parts of the city and suburbsIn its 8 am local forecast the IMD predicted a partly cloudy sky with occasional light to moderate spells of rain in Mumbai and its suburbsThe maximum and minimum temperatures were expected to be around 32 degrees Celsius and 27 degrees Celsius respectivelyThe forecast comes as rainfall activity remains subdued across the city Despite the possibility of intermittent showers Mumbai has been experiencing relatively hot and humid conditions with the lack of sustained rainfall making the weather feel warmerMumbai air quality remains in lsquogoodrsquo categoryWhile rainfall has remained limited the citys air quality has offered some relief Mumbais AQI stood at 41 placing it in the lsquogoodrsquo category indicating minimal health impact under the standard AQI classificationThe improvement is also visible across parts of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region MMR Thane recorded an AQI of 43 Kalyan 48 and Navi Mumbai 34 keeping air quality in the lsquogoodrsquo category in these areasThe relatively cleaner air comes as a positive development for residents particularly after periods when AQI levels in parts of the MMR have crossed 100 and during worse spells 200Maharashtra weather IMD issues yellow alert for 13 districtsMeanwhile several districts in Maharashtra are under a yellow alert for Wednesday The IMD has forecast thunderstorms accompanied by lightning light to moderate rainfall and gusty winds reaching 3040 kmph in Hingoli Nanded Akola Amravati Bhandara Buldhana Chandrapur Gadchiroli Gondia Nagpur Wardha Washim and YavatmalThe weather conditions are expected to be more active over parts of Vidarbha and Marathwada while rainfall activity in Mumbai remains comparatively subduedMaharashtra records abovenormal temperatures at several stationsIMD observations for Wednesday show that several parts of Maharashtra recorded maximum temperatures above their respective normal levelsSholapur recorded the highest maximum temperature at 349 degrees Celsius which was 33 degrees Celsius above normalJeur recorded 345 degrees Celsius 31 degrees Celsius above normal while Ahmednagar recorded 333 degrees Celsius 3 degrees Celsius above normalMumbai also remained warmer than normal at some observing stations MumbaiColaba recorded a maximum of 325 degrees Celsius 27 degrees Celsius above normal while MumbaiSantacruz recorded 319 degrees Celsius 18 degrees Celsius above normalRatnagiri records highest rainfallRainfall remained uneven across the state with coastal and interior regions recording varying amountsRatnagiri recorded the highest rainfall among the listed stations at 17 mm followed by Udgir at 10 mm Mahabaleshwar recorded 5 mm while Nashik received 37 mm Jalgaon 34 mm and Dahanu 3 mmMahabaleshwar remained the coolest location among the listed stations recording a maximum temperature of 199 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 175 degrees CelsiusOverall IMD data indicates a mix of relatively warm conditions and scattered rainfall across MaharashtraWhile several districts are expected to experience thunderstorms and rain Mumbai is likely to see intermittent showers rather than sustained heavy rainfall