Mumbai air 'satisfactory' at AQI 81 under partly cloudy sky; Delhi stays 'very poor' to 'severe'

Mumbai again had light cloud cover on Monday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast a partly cloudy sky for the city and suburbs, and said light rain is possible in some places.

The daytime temperature is currently around 33 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperature at both of the city's weather stations was recorded above normal.

According to the latest IMD data, Colaba's minimum temperature was 26.4 degrees Celsius, 2.1 degrees above normal. At the Santacruz station the minimum was 25.2 degrees Celsius, 2.8 degrees above normal.

On maximum temperatures, the mercury at Santacruz rose to 32.9 degrees Celsius. At Colaba it was 33.2 degrees Celsius. The heat thus persists during the day as well.

On air quality, Mumbai's overall Air Quality Index (AQI) on Monday morning was 81. The figures are based on data provided for the Central Pollution Control Board's SAMEER app.

Under the national AQI categories, a level between 51 and 100 is considered satisfactory, while 101 to 200 falls in the moderate category. The citywide figure therefore stayed in the satisfactory range.

However, pollution was at a moderate level at some monitoring stations. The AQI at Bandra-Kurla Complex was 128. It was 105 at Worli and 103 at Mazgaon. Colaba's AQI was 97, Borivali's 81 and Andheri's 80.

Among the other cities of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, Thane's AQI was 68. Navi Mumbai recorded 89 and Kalyan 70. According to the data provided, all three are in the satisfactory category.

In Delhi, meanwhile, the air remained poor on Monday. The overall AQI ranged between 385 and 428, which falls in the 'severe' to 'very poor' range. Pollution was recorded at 'very poor' levels in many parts of the capital.

According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the AQI around Akshardham Temple and ITO was 349, in the 'very poor' category. Around India Gate and Janpath the level was 335, also 'very poor'. Rohini recorded 396, Alipur 375, Vivek Vihar 370 and Narela 363.

Chandni Chowk's AQI was 358 and Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium's 343. Burari recorded 308, Aya Nagar 276 and Terminal 3 of Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport 263. The AQI at Anand Vihar was 242. According to the data provided, all these locations fall in the 'very poor' or 'poor' category.