Mumbai weather updates: Mercury hits 34 degrees Celsius, AQI remains good

On Friday, Mumbaikars woke up to a humid morning, just two days after light showers briefly relieved the sweltering heat.

On Friday, Mumbai recorded a maximum temperature of 34.5 degrees Celsius.

According to the latest Mumbai weather updates from the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Mumbai is expected to experience a partly cloudy sky on Friday, April 4. Temperatures will range from a cool 24 degrees Celsius in the morning to a warm 37 degrees Celsius during the day. The relative humidity is 78 per cent. The sun rose at 06:30 AM and will set at 06:53 PM.

According to the Mumbai weather updates of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Santacruz observatory in suburban Mumbai recorded a maximum temperature of 34.5 degrees Celsius and a minimum temperature of 27.5 degrees Celsius.

The weather department`s data showed that the city observatory in Colaba recorded a maximum temperature of 33.9 degrees Celsius and a minimum temperature of 26.6 degrees Celsius.

The IMD’s latest Mumbai weather update forecasts a “partly cloudy sky with possibility of rain or thundershower” for the city and its suburbs over the next 24 hours.

Mumbai weather updates: City`s AQI in `good` category

On April 4, the Central Pollution Control Board’s SAMEER app reported in its latest Mumbai weather updates that the city’s air quality remained in the `good` category, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 76 at 9:05 AM.

As per the SAMEER app dashboard, many areas across Mumbai showed `good` AQI. Bandra Kurla Complex recorded `good` air quality with an AQI of 42. Ghatkopar, Malad and Borivali recorded `good` air quality with an AQI of 61, 79 and 85, respectively. 

Meanwhile, Byculla, Colaba, Kandivali and Powai recorded `good` air quality, with an AQI of 52, 53, 53 and 74, respectively.

According to data from the SAMEER app, Navi Mumbai recorded air quality in the `good` category with an AQI of 75, while Thane registered a `good` AQI of 72.

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 from 400 to 500 or above `severe`.

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