Mumbai weather conditions remained hot and humid on Saturday, with the city recording a maximum temperature of 35.6 degrees Celsius as the India Meteorological Department forecast mainly clear skies and temperatures of around 36 degrees Celsius for Sunday. The IMD’s heatwave warning for parts of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region and Maharashtra’s Konkan belt remains in force until October 12.
Data from the IMD’s Regional Meteorological Centre showed that both Colaba and Santacruz recorded a maximum temperature of 35.6 degrees Celsius. Santacruz recorded a minimum temperature of 27.5 degrees Celsius. No rainfall was recorded in Mumbai or its suburbs during the day.
Humidity added to the discomfort across the city. At the Colaba weather station, relative humidity stood at 80 per cent at 8.30 am before falling to 48 per cent by 5.30 pm. The combination of elevated temperatures and moisture levels was expected to make afternoon conditions particularly uncomfortable for residents.
For Sunday, the IMD forecast mainly clear skies over Mumbai and surrounding areas. The maximum temperature is expected to remain around 36 degrees Celsius, while the minimum is likely to be around 22 degrees Celsius. Warm and humid conditions are expected to continue across the coastal region through the weekend.
The Regional Meteorological Centre in Mumbai issued the heatwave warning on Friday for parts of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region and the Konkan belt. According to the warning, heatwave conditions were likely at isolated places in districts of South Konkan, while hot and humid conditions were expected at isolated locations in North Konkan.
The warning comes as maximum temperatures are forecast to rise by 2 to 3 degrees Celsius in some parts of Maharashtra over the next few days. For Mumbai, the immediate effect is likely to be a continuation of uncomfortable outdoor conditions, particularly during the afternoon, although the supplied forecast does not indicate rainfall for Sunday.
Temperatures were also high in other parts of Maharashtra. Malegaon recorded the state’s highest maximum temperature at 38.4 degrees Celsius, while Jalgaon recorded the lowest minimum temperature at 18.2 degrees Celsius. The readings reflected the variation between the state’s coastal and inland weather conditions.
The IMD’s warning places the current spell within a wider period of elevated heat across the state. For Mumbai and the MMR, the next stated weather milestones are the forecast rise in temperatures and the continuation of the warning through October 12. The IMD has forecast mainly clear skies for Sunday, with hot and humid conditions expected to persist in the coastal region.
