Mumbai stays hot and humid on Monday, mercury at 37 degrees Celsius in Colaba

The heat and humidity in Mumbai showed no let-up on Monday, 9 November. Daytime temperatures stayed high across the city. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast mostly clear skies for Mumbai and its suburbs.

According to temperature data, Colaba recorded a minimum of 26.2 degrees Celsius, while Santacruz recorded 22 degrees Celsius. The maximum reached 37 degrees Celsius in Colaba and stood at 36.3 degrees Celsius in Santacruz. The combination of high temperatures and humidity kept the weather uncomfortable for residents.

No rain was recorded at either weather station, Colaba or Santacruz. The IMD forecast carries no rain warning for the city. The department expects skies to remain mostly clear.

The air quality picture was also mixed. According to data on the Central Pollution Control Board's SAMEER app, Mumbai's overall AQI on Monday morning was 171. Under the national AQI classification, a level between 51 and 100 is considered satisfactory, while a level between 101 and 200 falls in the moderate category. On this basis, the city's air was overall in the moderate category.

Conditions were not uniform across monitoring stations. At some locations, the air was recorded in the poor category. Among the listed locations, the highest AQI was 234 at Bandra-Kurla Complex. Deonar came next with an AQI of 229. Both figures fall in the poor category.

Air in Colaba was also in the poor category, with an AQI of 226. Worli recorded an AQI of 194, Andheri 179 and Borivali 135. All three were in the moderate category.

Figures also varied in the other cities of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Thane recorded an AQI of 161, Navi Mumbai 164 and Kalyan 170. Under the national AQI classification, all three figures fall in the moderate category.