Mumbai weather updates: City witnesses rise in temperature, AQI at 127; check temperature, air quality here

Mumbai witnessed a notable increase in temperatures with the minimum temperature rising to 25 degrees CelsiusAccording to the latest Mumbai weather updates from the Indian Meteorological Department IMD Mumbai is expected to experience a cloudy sky on Thursday December 5 with temperatures ranging from a cool 24 degrees Celsius in the morning to a warm 35 degrees Celsius during the dayAccording to the Mumbai weather updates of the Indian Meteorological Department IMD Mumbais Santacruz observatory in suburban Mumbai recorded a maximum temperature of 373 degrees Celsius and a minimum temperature of 255 degrees CelsiusThe weather departments data showed that the city observatory in Colaba recorded a maximum temperature of 35 degrees Celcius and the minimum temperature was recorded at 258 degrees CelsiusAccording to the latest Mumbai weather updates by the IMD the maximum temperature will likely be around 35 degrees Celsius and the minimum temperature will likely be around 24 degrees Celsius The relative humidity is 83 per cent The sun rose at 0658 AM and will set at 6 PMThe IMDrsquos latest Mumbai weather update forecasts a partly cloudy sky for the city and its suburbs over the next 24 hoursMeanwhile Mumbai on Wednesday recorded a maximum temperature of 373 degrees Celsius its hottest day in December in the last 16 years the Indian Meteorological Department IMD saidOn December 5 2008 the Kalina observatory had recorded 377 degrees Celsius Sushma Nair a scientist with IMD Mumbai saidIt was just last week on November 29 that Mumbai recorded a minimum temperature of 165 degrees Celsius the lowest in November in the last eight yearsOn Wednesday morning Mumbai and parts of Maharashtra witnessed light rains with the city clocking a minimum temperature of over 25 degrees CelsiusThe skies over the city have been cloudy since TuesdayMumbai weather updates Citys AQI in moderate categoryOn December 5 the Central Pollution Control Boardrsquos SAMEER app reported in its latest Mumbai weather updates that the cityrsquos air quality remained in the moderate category with an Air Quality Index AQI of 127 at 905 AMAs per the SAMEER app dashboard many areas across Mumbai showed moderate AQI Borivali Chembur Kandivali and Worli recorded moderate air quality with an AQI of 158 125 137 and 136 respectively Colaba and Bandra Kurla Complex recorded moderate air quality with an AQI of 107 and 137 respectivelySion recorded good air quality with an AQI of 91According to data from the SAMEER app Navi Mumbai recorded air quality in the moderate category with an AQI of 105 while Thane registered a moderate AQI of 104The air quality index from 0 to 100 is considered good 100 to 200 moderate 200 to 300 poor 300 to 400 very poor and from 400 to 500 or above severeMeanwhile as air pollution levels continue to rise in Mumbai the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC has revised guidelines issued last year for construction sites The civic body will also form squads at the ward level to visit construction sites and act if guidelines are flouted Sensorbased air pollution monitoring systems will be installed at all construction project work sites and immediate action to be taken if pollution levels are detected above the limit