The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Mumbai officials have confirmed that the temperatures are expected to slide over the weekend and thunderstorms have been forecast. The officials added that as compared to a day earlier, recorded maximum temperatures were lower and continued to remain above normal.
On Monday, the maximum temperature recorded by IMD Colaba was 33.2 degrees Celsius and at Santacruz, the maximum temperature recorded was 36.4 degrees, which was 3.5 degrees above normal. Likewise, the humidity level recorded on Monday at Colaba observatory was 71 per cent and it was comparatively lower at 32 per cent in Santacruz.
As per Times of India report, the highest maximum temperature recorded for March was of 38.4 degrees on March 28 last year and the all-time highest recorded temperature for March was 41.7 degrees on March 28, 1956.
Ajay Kumar, a scientist from IMD Mumbai told TOI,
This is resulting in the land getting heated, and winds currently are from the land. This is leading to sea breeze setting in late in the day, causing a rise in temperatures. There has been a low pressure formed, which is moving northwestwards, and it is likely to reach the south-east Arabian Sea. Moisture from it, coupled with land heating, may result in thunderstorms.”
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