Vidarbha weather update: Heat persists as scattered rain hits parts of Maharashtra

Several parts of Vidarbha recorded a mix of heat humidity and isolated rainfall activity according to meteorological data observed at 830 am on Monday with significant temperature variations across citiesAmravati Yavatmal record rainfall amid humid conditionsAmravati reported a maximum temperature of 310 degrees Celsius a sharp drop of 42 degrees Celsius over the past 24 hours along with heavy rainfall of 246 mm Relative humidity remained high at 96 per centYavatmal also witnessed rainfall activity recording 170 mm showers The cityrsquos maximum temperature stood at 340 degrees Celsius while the minimum dropped to 196 degrees CelsiusWashim too received light rainfall of 16 mm with temperatures ranging between 222 degrees Celsius and 310 degrees CelsiusBrahmpuri emerges as hottest locationBrahmpuri recorded the highest maximum temperature in the region at 393 degrees Celsius significantly above normal by 57 degrees Celsius Despite high humidity of 76 per cent no rainfall was recorded in the cityGondia also remained dry with no rainfall although temperatures touched a high of 378 degrees CelsiusNagpur Chandrapur see mixed weatherNagpur recorded a maximum temperature of 350 degrees Celsius and remained dry while relative humidity stood at 80 per centChandrapur however received light rainfall of 20 mm with temperatures ranging between 255 degrees Celsius and 364 degrees CelsiusDry spell continues in several districtsAkola Bhandara Buldana and Gondia largely remained dry or recorded negligible rainfall even as humidity levels stayed elevated across most stationsAkola saw a maximum temperature of 350 degrees Celsius and only 01 mm rainfall while Bhandara and Gondia recorded no rainfall at allThe overall weather pattern across Vidarbha remained highly uneven with isolated rainfall in a few districts but predominantly dry and humid conditions elsewhere Temperature variations also remained sharp with Brahmpuri emerging as the hottest location in the regionIMD issues heavy rain alert as thunderstorms likely across MumbaiMeanwhile Mumbai is likely to witness a generally cloudy sky on Monday morning with the India Meteorological Department IMD forecasting thunderstorms accompanied by moderate to heavy rainfall across the city and suburbsRain likely across city and suburbsAs per the IMD forecast Mumbai is expected to see thunderstorm activity with intermittent moderate to heavy showers during the day in both city and suburban areasColaba records lower rainfall than SantacruzIn the 24 hours Colaba observatory recorded a minimum temperature of 250 degrees Celsius with relative humidity at 94 per cent It received 304 mm of rainfall with a storm rainfall figure of 4093 mmSantacruz observatory meanwhile recorded a lower minimum temperature of 235 degrees Celsius but significantly higher rainfall at 1031 mm with storm rainfall at 3886 mm and humidity at 93 per cent