Mumbai Likely To Get Some Respite From Heat In First Week Of May
by Suraj V. Digital Marketing (sr. SEO Expert)In the last 10 days, temperatures
have seen been consistently high, above normal sea level, across Maharashtra,
including Mumbai.
Owing to this, India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued
orange alert along with heatwave warnings in Vidarbha area of state. While
there is no heatwave in Mumbai, the citizens may face discomfort as it might
get hotter.
According to the weather
department, Vidarbha was the hottest region in the country on Thursday, April
28.
Besides, as per India
Meteorological Department’s (IMD) monitoring station in Santacruz, Mumbai has
seen above normal day temperatures since
April 19. Later, it also observed two significant spikes on April 21 and April
24, when the mercury touched 38.9 and 38.5 degrees respectively. With this,
Mumbai also witnessed its hottest day of the year so far, and the hottest April
day in eight years on April 21.
Meanwhile, Mumbai’s maximum day
temperature was 4 degrees above normal at 37°C in IMD’s Santacruz observatory,
whereas Colaba observatory recorded 35.2°C on Friday morning, April 29, at 8.30
am. Additionally, the city and some nearby regions may witness mild thunderous
activity by May 4.
However, experts have suggested
that Mumbai may see some respite from the heat over the weekend, with maximum
temperatures expected to dip to 35 degrees Celsius by Sunday, May 1.
Moreover, Matheran and
Mahabaleshwar, which are state’s cool retreats and hill stations, also saw
maximum temperatures soaring to 38.2°C and 33°C, respectively.
Here’s the list of cities that
crossed 40°C mark:
Chandrapur - 45.8
Jalgaon -
45.6
Akola -
45.4
Brahmapuri - 45.2
Wardha -
45.1
Amravati -
44.4
Nagpur -
44.3
Yavatmal -
44.7
Aurangabad - 42.4
Nanded - 42.8°C
Ahmednagar - 44.5°C
Solapur - 43.2°C
Pune -
41.8°C
Nashik -
41.1
Jalna – 42.6
Satara – 41.2
Parbhani –
43.8
Malegaon – 43.4
Baramati – 41.5
Also Read: Mumbai Heat Wave: Steps To
Prevent Yourself From Heat Stroke
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