Respite from heat as mercury falls
CITY AIR GETS CLEANER
MUMBAI: Mumbai got a respite from the high day temperatures on Saturday after the mercury dropped in south Mumbai and the suburbs.
As compared to Thursday’s day temperature of 37.3 degrees Celsius — six degrees Celsius above normal — in the suburbs, which was the second-highest day temperature recorded in December in a decade, and Friday’s high of 35.3 degrees Celsius, the maximum on Saturday at the Santacruz weather station fell to 33.2 degrees Celsius, 2.1 degree Celsius above normal.
Similarly, south Mumbai saw temperatures dropping from Friday’s 34.7 degrees Celsius — 4.2 degree Celsius above normal — to 32.4 degrees Celsius, 1.9 degree Celsius above normal on Saturday.
“The wind pattern over the city continues to be easterly – winds are carrying hot air from central India. The anti-cyclonic circulation stopping cold winds from the north still persists over the central peninsula. This phenomena is moving Mumbai recorded a drop in pollution levels on Saturday as the air quality index (AQI) — pollution-measuring indicator dropped to 253 falling under the poor category as compared to the highly polluted AQI of 311 on New Year’s Eve and 300 on New Year’s Day, both falling under the ‘very poor’ category at 109.5 g/m3 on Saturday that is expected to drop to 105 g/m3 by Sunday. Similarly, PM10 levels were recorded at 148.3 g/m3 on Saturday against safety standards of 100 g/m3. PM10 levels are expected to drop on Sunday to 105. 4 g/m3
On Saturday, Chembur recorded ‘good’ air quality levels for the first time in last two months with an AQI of 60. Apart from Chembur, four out of nine locations recorded ‘very poor’ air quality, two recorded moderate levels and the remaining two fell under the ‘poor’ category. out, and over the next three days we expect temperatures to drop,” said VK Rajeev, director, western region, India Meteorological Department (IMD).
Meanwhile, night temperatures continued to be stable both at south Mumbai and the suburbs
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for the fourth day in a row. While the suburbs recorded 15 degrees Celsius, 2.1 degree Celsius below normal, 21.8 degrees Celsius was recorded at south Mumbai, 2.3 degree Celsius above normal.
Humidity levels were high during the day with Santacruz and
AIR QUALITY INDEX Colaba at 83% and 79%, respectively. This fell to 30% at Santacruz and 59% at Colaba by the evening.
Weathermen have predicted mainly clear skies on Sunday with day and night temperatures at 34 degrees Celsius and 14 degrees Celsius, respectively.