Mumbai is likely to experience significant rainfall within the next 48 hours, IMD has predicted on Thursday, August 4.
It is pertinent to note that a day earlier, on Wednesday, August 3, moderate to heavy showers was witnessed in the city after several days of hot, muggy weather resembling the break monsoon.
While the city woke to cloudy skies and light showers this morning, Mumbaikars saw a rise in humidity to above 95 per cent, up from the previous few days' average of around 80 per cent.
Owing to lack of rainfall, the maximum temperature rose from 26 degrees Celsius to 32 degrees Celsius. However, within the next two days, a temperature drop is also anticipated over the city due to the likely rainfall.
Explaining further, officials stated that the 'break monsoon' condition occurs when the monsoon trough (which causes rainfall) moves north of its normal position towards the foothills of the Himalayas, at which point the rest of the country experiences less rain.
Besides, the city also witnessed a good air day on Wednesday, August 3. According to the data from the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR), on Wednesday, Mumbai recorded a ‘good’ Air Quality Index (AQI) with an AQI of 17, while other cities like Delhi, Pune, and Ahmedabad recorded an AQI of 43, 31, and 36 respectively.
On Thursday, August 4, the minimum temperature recorded in IMD’s Santacruz was 25.6 °C and the maximum was 30.8 °C, also the relative humidity was 95%. While Colaba experienced a minimum temperature of 26.6 °C and a maximum temperature of 30.3 °C with a relative humidity of 85%.
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