Mumbai: The city experiences its first showers of the year as light unseasonal rains were witnessed at isolated locations on Tuesday night. However, despite the drizzles, Mumbai city and suburbs continued to experience high humidity with above normal temperatures on Wednesday.
The Santacruz observatory recorded a maximum temperature 36.9 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, which was 3.8 degrees Celsius above normal. While Colaba observatory recorded a maximum temperature of 32.2 degrees Celsius, which was 1.8 degrees above normal. The minimum temperatures recorded at the two observatories were 25.8 degrees Celsius and 26.2 degrees Celsius respectively, both above normal.
"It drizzled on Tuesday night, but no rainfall was traced on Wednesday in Mumbai and MMR. However, Marathwada and Madhya Maharashtra recieved rainfall as predicted," said IMD Mumbai Director Shubhangi Bhute.
Bhute said that Mumbai experience high humidity on Wednesday due to strong easterly winds and the cyclonic air circulation, the chances of rains had increased. However, the skies in Mumbai is expected to remain partially cloudy to clear this week and weather is expected to be dry.
As per IMD weather report for the next 48 hours, the maximum and minimum temperatures will be 35 and 24 degrees Celsius respectively and skies will be partly cloudy towards the afternoon/evening. There is probability of light rainfall or thunderstorm, however, no warning has been issued.
Although, Mumbai does not have rainfall alert for Thursday, April 3, the districts of Thane, Raigad and Pune among others continue to have an Yellow alert.
After rainfall for the last two days in the interiors of Maharashtra, the temperature has dropped sharply at several cities. For instance, the maximum temperature recorded at Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar on Wednesday was 32 degrees Celsius, which was 5.7 below normal; Jalgaon recorded maximum temperature of 35.7 degrees Celsius, which was 4.3 degrees Celsius below normal; Mahabaleshwar recorded 26 degrees Celsius, which was 5.5 degrees Celsius below normal and Satara recorded maximum temperature of 33.7 degrees Celsius, which was 3.7 degrees Celsius below normal.
For the unserved, the IMD has predicted above normal temperatures for the Summer 2025. After the short relief from scorching heat due to unseasonal rains, the mercury is set to rise gradually as the summer peaks.
