The India Meteorological Department has forecast a partly cloudy sky over Mumbai, with the possibility of light rain or thundershowers in the city and suburbs towards evening or night.
According to the IMD, the city recorded minimum temperatures of 25.5 degrees Celsius at Colaba and 25.6 degrees Celsius at Santacruz on Tuesday. No rainfall was reported at either observatory, with both stations logging 0.0 millimetres of precipitation, indicating largely dry conditions through the day.
Yellow alert issued for multiple districts
Meanwhile, the IMD has issued a yellow alert for several districts including Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Dhule, Nandurbar, Jalgaon, Kolhapur ghats, Kolhapur, Satara ghats, Sangli, Sholapur, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Jalna, Parbhani, Beed, Hingoli, Nanded, Akola and Amravati, predicting thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds of 40–50 kilometres per hour at isolated places.
Orange alert warns of hailstorms, stronger winds
An orange alert has been sounded for Nashik, its ghat areas, Ahmednagar, Pune, Pune ghats, Satara, Latur, Dharashiv and Yavatmal, where thunderstorms with lightning, hailstorms and stronger gusts of 50–60 kilometres per hour are likely at isolated locations.
Cooling trend observed across Maharashtra
Across Maharashtra, several regions recorded below-normal maximum temperatures on Wednesday, pointing to a mild cooling trend.
Cities such as Ahmednagar (35.2 degrees Celsius), Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (32.8 degrees Celsius), Beed (34.0 degrees Celsius), Jalgaon (35.6 degrees Celsius) and Parbhani (34.0 degrees Celsius) saw daytime temperatures dipping 2 degrees Celsius to 5 degrees Celsius below normal. Kolhapur (34.6 degrees Celsius), Satara (34.8 degrees Celsius) and Nashik (34.2 degrees Celsius) also reported below-average daytime heat.
Malegaon hottest; interior regions stay near normal
Among the warmer pockets, Malegaon recorded 38.4 degrees Celsius, followed by Dharashiv at 37.6 degrees Celsius and Sholapur at 37.2 degrees Celsius, though these too remained close to seasonal averages.
Mumbai temperatures remain near normal
In the Mumbai region, Colaba and Santacruz recorded maximum temperatures of 32.8 degrees Celsius and 33.1 degrees Celsius, respectively, remaining near normal, while minimum temperatures stayed slightly above average.
High humidity persists along coast
Coastal areas such as Dahanu and Ratnagiri continued to witness high humidity levels, with morning relative humidity at 76 per cent and 70 per cent respectively, while Harnai recorded 76 per cent humidity in the evening.
Slightly warmer nights across state
Night temperatures across the state ranged between 20 degrees Celsius and 26 degrees Celsius, with places like Mahabaleshwar (20.4 degrees Celsius), Nashik (20.6 degrees Celsius) and Parbhani (22.7 degrees Celsius) experiencing slightly above-normal minimum temperatures.
Overall, the IMD data suggests a marginal dip in daytime temperatures across Maharashtra, even as humid conditions persist along the coast and thunderstorm activity is expected to intensify in several districts.
