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Mainly clear sky in city and suburbs. According to the IMD Mumbai, the city recorded a minimum temperature of 22.4 degrees Celsius at Colaba and 20.1 degrees Celsius at Santacruz on Saturday, with no rainfall reported at either location, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD). 

According to the Sameer App, the city’s air quality index (AQI) stood at 65 on Saturday, indicating satisfactory air quality.

Across Mumbai, AQI levels were recorded as follows: Bandra Kurla Complex at 82, Borivali East at 62, Byculla at 77, Andheri East at 81, Colaba at 64, Deonar at 96, Ghatkopar at 86, and Kandivali East at 36.

Delhi wakes to fog, chilly winds as temperature dips below normal

Delhi woke up to a shroud of fog on Saturday, with the minimum temperature dipping to 13 degrees Celsius, 3.5 degrees below normal, as chilly winds swept across the city. On Friday, Delhi had recorded a minimum temperature of 16 degrees Celsius.

At 8 am on Saturday, the air quality index (AQI) stood at 94, in the ‘satisfactory’ category. Owing to rainfall, air quality improved significantly on Friday, with an AQI of 93, marking the first ‘satisfactory’ air day in about five months in the national capital. The last such instance was on October 9, 2025, when the AQI was recorded at 99.

According to the Air Quality Early Warning System, air quality is likely to remain in the ‘moderate’ category from Saturday to March 23. As per CPCB standards, an AQI of 0–50 is considered ‘good’, 51–100 ‘satisfactory’, 101–200 ‘moderate’, 201–300 ‘poor’, 301–400 ‘very poor’, and 401–500 ‘severe’.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that the maximum temperature on Saturday is likely to settle around 27 degrees Celsius. No rainfall was recorded in the morning, unlike Friday, when the city received 7 mm of precipitation.

Delhi’s average rainfall for March stands at 16.2 mm, making it the wettest March since 2023, when the average was 50.4 mm. Forecasts suggest that very light rain may return on Monday, with the possibility of thunderstorms and lightning due to an active western disturbance.

The Safdarjung station recorded a maximum temperature of 21.7 degrees Celsius on Friday, which was 9.6 degrees below normal—the coldest March day since March 8, 2020, when the mercury dropped to 21.2 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperature on Friday was 16 degrees Celsius, 0.5 degrees below normal.

(With PTI inputs)