With Mumbai experiencing the minimum temperature of the season earlier on Saturday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted for the temperature to further drop by Tuesday, November 10.
As per reports, in the last 24 hours, the minimum temperature at Santacruz reached 23 degrees Celsius whereas in Colaba it was 25.4 degrees Celsius. However, the maximum temperature at Santacruz was recorded at 35.8 degree Celsius. Moreover, IMD officials asserted that dry but cold weather days were ahead for the state till the middle of this week.
Earlier, minimum temperatures were recorded in Vidarbha, South Konkan-Goa, North Madhya Maharashtra on Friday as the temperature slipped by more than five degrees below normal. Chandrapur recorded 11.6 degrees Celsius to remain the coolest city in the state on the day. Meanwhile, in Marathwada, the temperature in Parbhani was around 12 degrees on Sunday. In Central Maharashtra too, the temperature dropped to 13 degrees in Jalgaon and Nashik. However, some of the coolest recorded temperatures were in Gondia (12 degrees Celsius), Yavatmal (12.5 degrees), Amravati (13.3 degrees), Wardha (14 degrees) and Satara (14.9 degrees).
On the other hand, the northern plains have also been witnessing cold set-in during this week with cold winds reaching lower latitudes till Madhya Pradesh and northern Maharashtra. Delhi, Ambala, Ludhiana and neighbouring areas in Punjab and Harayana have also recorded night temperatures close to 11 degrees Celsius.
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