Mumbai to see mostly clear skies, no rain warning; city AQI at 147 in moderate category

Heat and humidity persisted in Mumbai on Tuesday, November 10, with temperatures staying high across the city during the day. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast mostly clear skies over Mumbai and its suburbs. No rain warning has been issued for the city. The city's overall Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 147, which falls in the moderate category.

According to temperature data for November 9, the minimum temperature at the Santacruz weather station was 20.7 degrees Celsius.

No rain was recorded at either the Colaba or the Santacruz weather station. The IMD forecast also speaks of mostly clear skies over Mumbai and the suburbs, with no rain warning for the city.

Daytime temperatures fell across Mumbai, but the maximum at Santacruz was still 36.1 degrees Celsius. The combination of high temperature and humidity left people uncomfortable. According to the department's forecast, skies will remain mostly clear.

On air quality, data on the Central Pollution Control Board's SAMEER app showed Mumbai's overall AQI at 147 on Tuesday morning. Under the national AQI classification, readings between 51 and 100 are considered satisfactory, while readings between 101 and 200 fall in the moderate category. By this measure, the city's air was in the moderate category.

Air quality was not uniform across the city's monitoring stations. Some locations recorded readings in the poor category. Among the places listed, the highest AQI was 222 at Deonar, followed by 191 at Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC).

Air at Malad was also in the poor category, with an AQI of 218. Kandivali recorded an AQI of 190, Andheri 165 and Chembur 169. All three were in the moderate category.

Readings also varied in other cities of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). Thane recorded an AQI of 138, Navi Mumbai 130 and Kalyan 154. Under the national AQI classification, all three readings fall in the moderate category.