Mumbai freezes at 15.4 degrees Celsius on Thursday marking its coldest day

Mumbai on Thursday was the coldest January in a decade with  the minimum temperature at 15.4 degrees Celsius. ..
The weather bureau confirms “cool conditions” would continue in Mumbai on Friday, too, with the likelihood of the minimum temperature dropping to 14 degrees Celsius.

IMD had on Sunday predicted a considerable decline in temperatures for Thursday and Friday. The maximum and minimum temperatures saw a stable decline over the past six days, falling much below the normal mark due to cold and dry winds from northern parts of the country according to KS Hosalikar, deputy director general, western region, IMD.

He added that the minimum temperature is likely to fall to 14 degrees Celsius on Friday morning, which will also be this season’s lowest.
Location-wise minimum temperatures on Thursday showed that Borivli was the coldest at 13 degrees Celsius, followed by Goregaon at 14 degrees Celsius; Kandivli at 15 degrees Celsius. In Navi Mumbai, Panvel was the coldest at 12 degrees Celsius.

“Not just Mumbai, but the cold spell is likely to prevail across several areas in north Maharashtra on Friday as temperatures are expected to rise gradually from the weekend onwards,” said Hosalikar.

In the interim, pollution levels, too, were at their lowest for the year as the air quality index (AQI) was recorded at 77, falling under the ‘satisfactory’ category, for the pollutant PM2.5 in Mumbai. Air quality researchers said pollution levels dipped as the high wind speed dispersed pollutants.
A clear sky has been forecast for Friday, with the maximum and minimum temperatures expected to be 26 and 14 degrees Celsius, and an AQI of 81

News Input: K. V.Raman