The air quality of Mumbai and its surrounding areas, following Diwali celebrations, remained in the 'moderate' category as haze continued to obscure the city's skyline on November 5. Meanwhile, the latest Mumbai weather updates from the India Meteorological Department indicated a temperature rise.

According to the Mumbai weather updates of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the Santacruz observatory recorded a maximum temperature of 35.5 degrees Celcius which was nearly a degree above normal temperature. Colaba observatory, the Met department data showed, recorded a temperature of 34.6 degrees.