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Mumbai Air Quality Shows Marginal Improvement

Amid a slight spike in the mercury levels in Mumbai, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted a cold wave is expected once again over the city and suburbs by February 2.

Mumbai Air Quality Shows Marginal Improvement
Mumbai Air Quality Shows Marginal Improvement
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Amid a slight spike in the mercury levels in Mumbai, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted a cold wave is expected once again over the city and suburbs by February 2.

As per experts, a cold wave in Mumbai is defined as per norms of coastal stations if the minimum temperature drops below 15 degrees for more than a day.

The weather department officials stated that the rise in temperature is because of a new western disturbance which just passed over north India, including parts of the north Maharashtra coast. However, the influence of this system is now waning, hence, there will be a sudden drop in temperature.

With this, there is a chance of cold snap happening in the next week.

On Monday, January 30, the IMD’s Santacruz and Colaba observatory recorded minimum temperature at 20 degrees Celsius and 20.8 degrees Celsius. On the other hand, the maximum temperature was recorded at 30 and 29 degrees Celsius respectively.

Meanwhile, on Sunday, January 29, the city’s minimum temperature was at its highest in three weeks (at 22 degrees Celsius), while maximum temperatures have also risen, peaking at a monthly high of 34.5 degrees Celsius on January 28.

However, in a brief respite, the rising temperatures led to a marginal improvement in the air quality index (AQI) on Sunday, January 29. Mumbai recorded an AQI at ‘moderate’ category of 176, down from a ‘poor’ reading of 244 a day prior. Though when temperatures will fall again, particulate matter pollution will go back up leading to very hazy mornings, the IMD official cautioned.

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