MUMBAI: The city recorded its first sub 20 degree minimum temperature for the season as night temperatures recorded on Thursday stood at 19.7 degrees.
Winter months officially begin for Mumbai from December and go up to February, with November considered to be the transition month. On Thursday morning the minimum temperatures recorded by the IMDSantacruz observatory was 19.7 degrees which was normal while the IMD Colaba observatory recorded minimum temperatures of 21 degrees which was two degrees below normal.The day temperatures recorded in the city were also pleasant as well as below normal as the IMD Colaba and Santacruz observatory recorded maximum temperature of 30.2 degrees and 31.5 degrees respectively.
The IMD in its forecast for December 1-4 for Mumbai, Thane, Palghar and Raigad has said that dry weather conditions are likely to prevail. According to experts the minimum temperatures will increase by 1-2 degrees again by the weekend. “Following the post-westerly disturbance, north-westerly breezes brought a noticeable drop in both maximum and minimum temperatures. The maximum temperature which had been consistently around 35 C, dipped to 31 C. Similarly, the minimum temperature, which had been maintaining around 23 C, plummeted to 20C,” said Abhijit Modak, an independent forecaster managing the Konkan Weather blog who regularly posts his views on social media X.
Winter months officially begin for Mumbai from December and go up to February, with November considered to be the transition month. On Thursday morning the minimum temperatures recorded by the IMDSantacruz observatory was 19.7 degrees which was normal while the IMD Colaba observatory recorded minimum temperatures of 21 degrees which was two degrees below normal.The day temperatures recorded in the city were also pleasant as well as below normal as the IMD Colaba and Santacruz observatory recorded maximum temperature of 30.2 degrees and 31.5 degrees respectively.
The IMD in its forecast for December 1-4 for Mumbai, Thane, Palghar and Raigad has said that dry weather conditions are likely to prevail. According to experts the minimum temperatures will increase by 1-2 degrees again by the weekend. “Following the post-westerly disturbance, north-westerly breezes brought a noticeable drop in both maximum and minimum temperatures. The maximum temperature which had been consistently around 35 C, dipped to 31 C. Similarly, the minimum temperature, which had been maintaining around 23 C, plummeted to 20C,” said Abhijit Modak, an independent forecaster managing the Konkan Weather blog who regularly posts his views on social media X.