Mumbai wakes to cooler mornings, Santacruz records minimum of 18.9 degrees Celsius

Mumbaikars, who have endured humid and warm weather for the past few days, are now getting some relief in the mornings.

The Santacruz weather station in Mumbai recorded a minimum temperature of 18.9 degrees Celsius on Friday (November 13), 2.7 degrees below the seasonal average. The minimum temperature at Colaba was 23.8 degrees Celsius.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the temperature has dropped because of cool, dry winds blowing in from the north. With the changing weather and clear skies over central India and Gujarat, a fall in night and morning temperatures is being felt.

Despite the cooler mornings, there is little hope of early relief from the afternoon heat. On Thursday, the maximum temperature was 35.1 degrees Celsius at Colaba and 35.3 degrees Celsius at Santacruz. Both were above the seasonal average.

The weather department has forecast a maximum temperature of around 35 to 36 degrees Celsius in Mumbai and the suburbs on Friday. The same conditions are likely to continue for the next four to five days, with no big change in the maximum temperature expected.

While morning temperatures are falling, air pollution remains a problem in Mumbai. The city's average Air Quality Index (AQI) on Thursday was 145, meaning air quality was in the moderate category. Weather experts have also voiced concern that air quality could worsen in the coming days.

Mumbai residents will thus have to put up with mixed weather over the next few days, with cool mornings and afternoons of strong sun.