Mumbai: The city woke up to clear skies and hot weather on Wednesday morning, with the temperature recorded at around 31°C at 9 am. With warm conditions in the morning, the air quality was recorded in the ‘moderate’ category with an AQI of 58.

According to AccuWeather, Mumbai, Thane and Navi Mumbai are expected to experience very warm weather with hazy sun. with temperatures likely to soar up to 37°C. Though there are no heat wave conditions, the hot weather will bring discomfort for people travelling, especially during peak sun hours.

Apart from Mumbai & MMR regions, other regions of Maharashtra are expected to thunderstorm accompanied with lighnting and gusty winds with speeds reaching 40-50 kmph in cities including Latur, Dharashiv, Akola, Amravati, Bhandara, Buldana, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli, Gondia, Nagpur, Wardha, Washim, Yavatmal.

Air quality across Mumbai remains in the moderate category, with an overall AQI of 50. Thane recorded an AQI of 79, while Navi Mumbai recorded an AQI of 60. However, several areas across the city reported air quality levels ranging from ‘good’ to ‘severe’. The worst air quality was recorded in Sangharsh Nagar in Chandivali, with an AQI of 329, placing it in the ‘severe’ category, while the best was recorded at Green Hills with an AQI of 17.

Though the overall AQI was in the moderate category, several parts of the city witnessed good category air, including: Gamdevi Station 1 (23), Sathathharatha Nagar (40), Kandivali East (43), Mulgaon Station 2 (27), Malad (48), Mazgaon (48), Walkeshwar (47), Worli (48), Bandra West Station 1 (50), Mahalaxmi (48).

Mumbai woke up to hot, sunny weather and gentle winds on Saturday morning, with the early-morning temperature at around 33°C.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Mumbai and Thane are expected to witness hot and humid conditions throughout the day. In Mumbai, the IMD has also predicted the possibility of light rain and thunder showers towards evening or night. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 35°C and 25°C, respectively. The morning temperature in the city was recorded at 33°C at 8.30 am.

Air quality data showed Mumbai’s overall Air Quality Index (AQI) at 63 at 8.30 am, placing it in the ‘moderate’ category. However, several areas across the city reported air quality levels ranging from ‘good’ to ‘unhealthy’. The worst air quality was recorded in Mirashi Nagar at 217 in the ‘unhealthy’ category, while the best was recorded at Mulgaon Station 2 in Andheri East with an AQI of 13.

Other areas that reported ‘good’ air quality include Gamdevi Station 1 (25), Sathathharatha Nagar (27), Charkop station 2 (43), Walkeshwar (45), Bandra West Station 1 (48), Worli (38), Mount Mary (47), Colaba (47), Mahalaxmi (48), Malad (45), Saki Naka (45) reported good category air.

Moderate AQI levels were recorded at Andheri East (51), Santacruz West (52), Juhu (53), Kurla (53), Kannamwar Nagar (60), Mahim (54), Churi Wadi (67), Wadala Truck Terminal Station 1 (65), Mulund (70), and Dahisar East (80).

Meanwhile, the Vidarbha region is under a yellow alert for ‘heatwave conditions’ for the next couple of days, and the maximum temperature is likely to cross 43°C. Apart from this, a yellow alert has been sounded for thunderstorms and rainfall, including Marathwada, North Maharashtra, and Madhya Maharashtra.

Mumbai: A welcome change in the weather brought relief to Mumbai on Wednesday morning, as cloudy skies and cool breezes helped ease smog and rising pollution levels. Visuals from Nariman Point and Marine Drive showed overcast conditions, with the early morning temperature hovering around 28°C.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the city is expected to witness partly cloudy skies through the day, with chances of thunderstorms and lightning. Temperatures are likely to range between 26°C and 34°C.

Air quality across the city showed marked improvement, with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 62 in the early hours, placing it in the ‘moderate’ category. This comes after significantly cleaner air readings earlier this month, when AQI levels dipped as low as 31 and even 21 in some areas.

The improvement is largely due to recent enforcement drives by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) against construction sites violating pollution control norms. Both private and public projects were targeted to curb dust emissions.

However, the improvement has not been uniform across the city. Ghatkopar East emerged as a pollution hotspot with an AQI of 130, falling in the ‘poor’ category, followed by Chembur at 110.

Meanwhile, several areas recorded significantly cleaner air. Andheri reported an AQI of 12, while Gamdevi recorded 18. Dahisar and Walkeshwar logged AQI levels of 38 each, and Kandivali West stood at 40, placing all these areas in the ‘good’ category.

As per standard AQI classifications, values between 0 and 50 are considered ‘good’, 51 to 100 ‘moderate’, 101 to 200 ‘poor’, 201 to 300 ‘unhealthy’, and above 300 ‘severe’.