Mumbai temperature

• • • • Rainfall triggered by Cyclone Biparjoy brings down temperature in Mumbai Rainfall triggered by Cyclone Biparjoy brings down temperature in Mumbai IMD’s Santacruz observatory recorded a minimum temperature of 24.5 degrees Celsius on Monday, while the Colaba observatory recorded 24 degrees Celsius, both of which are two degrees below normal level. Mumbai recorded a sharp drop in minimum temperature on Monday as the city experienced light to moderate rainfall from Sunday evening, India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) Santacruz observatory recorded a minimum temperature of 24.5 degrees Celsius on Monday, while the Colaba observatory recorded 24 degrees Celsius, both of which are two degrees below normal level. On Sunday, the Santacruz observatory recorded a minimum temperature of 29.2 degrees Celsius while in Colaba it was 27 degrees Celsius. People look on as rain and tidal waves hit — Express Mumbai (@ie_mumbai) On Sunday, the IMD issued a Yellow alert for light to medium rainfall in Mumbai, Thane and Palghar districts and on Monday officials said rain will continue to lash Mumbai for the next 24 hours. “The Yellow alert has been issued as we are expecting some thunder activity. Because of Cyclone Biparjoy, we are expecting some pre-monsoon showers along with thunder and lightning,” said Sushma Nair, scientist, IMD Mumbai. Also read | Officials added that the rainfall was triggered by Cyclone Biparjoy and should not be considered the official onset of monsoon over ...

MUMBAI: The minimum temperature saw a sharp dip of 6 degrees Celsius on Monday. The forecast for Tuesday is that the minimum will dip to 14 degrees. The minimum recorded by the Met’s Santacruz observatory was 15 degrees Celsius while it had been at 21 degrees on Sunday. The minimum recorded at the The day temperatures recorded also remained on the lower side as Colaba and Santacruz observatories recorded maximum temperatures of 24.6 degrees and 24.8 degrees respectively. These cool weather conditions come a day after the city witnessed occasional dust-raising winds which had led to a reduction in visibility in the city. Monday’s maximum temperature of 24 degrees was unusual for the month of January. In at least last one decade the lowest January day temperature has been 25.3 degrees recorded on January 17,2020. On Sunday, the Santacruz observatory set a new record with the maximum xof 23.8 — the lowest day temperature recorded in a decade. “Generally, north-easterly winds prevail in the lower level over the region,” According to IMD’s 24-hour forecast for the city, minimum and maximum temperatures are expected to stay around 25 degrees and 14 degrees respectively. The weatherman has forecast that while Tuesday will continue to see cool weather conditions, a gradual increase can be expected from the weekend. The lowest minimum for the city this season has been of 13.2 on January 10. Richa Pinto is a special correspondent with The Times of India. She covers urban governance ...