Mumbai on Wednesday woke up to clear skies on the morning of Wednesday, following a clear sky on Tuesday and moderate showers on Monday evening. The clear skies and sunny weather on Tuesday also raised the temperature. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday, November 5, has predicted partly cloudy skies with the possibility of occasional light spells of rain in the city and suburbs.
The Indian Meteorological Department highlighted that maximum and minimum temperatures in Mumbai are likely to be around 32 degrees Celsius to 24 degrees Celsius.
Mumbai’s AQI in ‘good’ category
On Wednesday, November 5, the Central Pollution Control Board’s SAMEER app reported in its latest Mumbai weather updates that the city’s air quality is in the `good` category, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 65 at 8.05 AM.
As per the SAMEER app dashboard, many areas across Mumbai also showed `good` AQI. Colaba, Mazgaon, Borivali, Sion and Mulund recorded `good` air quality, with an AQI of 30, 74, 41, 59 and 66, respectively.
Meanwhile, Powai, Malad, Worli and Byculla also recorded `good` air quality, with an AQI of 57, 70, 63 and 39, respectively.
Moreover, Bandra Kurla Complex recorded `moderate` air quality, with an AQI of 113.
According to data from the SAMEER app, Navi Mumbai recorded air quality in the `good` category with an AQI of 69, while Thane registered a `good` AQI of 65.
The air quality index from 0 to 100 is considered `good`, 100 to 200 `moderate`, 200 to 300 `poor`, 300 to 400 `very poor` and 400 to 500 or above `severe`.
Meanwhile, there was no respite from pollution woes in Delhi on Wednesday as well, with air quality in the `very poor` category with a reading of 228.
However, four stations — Alipur (262), Shadipur (308), Punjabi Bagh (222) and Lodhi Road (213)– recorded air quality in the `poor` category. Multiple monitoring stations recorded `very poor` air quality with readings above 200, the Central Pollution Control Board`s (CPCB) Sameer app showed.
The minimum temperature in Delhi settled at 16.5 degrees Celsius, 1.2 degrees above the season`s average, while the humidity was recorded at 94 per cent at 8.30 am. The maximum temperature is likely to hover around 32.1 degrees Celsius, with the weather department forecasting a partly cloudy sky.
