IMD has issued a yellow alert for Mumbai and its neighbors, forecasting temperatures will cross 40 degrees Celsius. Private meteorologists and weather enthusiasts predict those peak temperatures. (Pics/ASHISH RAJE)
Updated on : 07 March,2025 10:44 PM IST | Compiled by : Anisha Shrivastava
IMD issues a yellow alert for Mumbai and its neighbors, forecasting temperatures will cross 40 degrees Celsius.
With temperatures already climbing, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, and Ratnagiri from March 9 to March 11
Officials from IMD’s Regional Meteorological Centre in Mumbai attribute the spike in daytime temperatures to strong easterly winds
Experts weigh in Rajesh Kapadia, climatologist, Vagaries of Weather: “As western disturbances pass, Mumbai, Konkan, and Interior Western Maharashtra are experiencing warm to hot days and cooler nights, with a diurnal temperature range exceeding 20°C
