Twitter reacts as temperature drops to 17 degrees Celsius

Morning walkers take a stroll with sweaters on in order to protect themselves from cold in Wadala, Pic/Atul Kamble

Mumbaikars woke up to a chilly Friday morning as temperatures dipped to 17.0 degrees Celsius. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said while Colaba recorded a temperature of 17 degrees Celsius, the Santacruz weather station recorded a temperature of 14 degrees Celsius.

On Thursday, KS Hoslikar, deputy director-general (western region), IMD in a tweet had said that the temperature would go around 14 degrees C (season's lowest !) He also advised morning walkers and senior citizens to take sufficient covers and avoid exposure to the chilly climate.

On Friday morning, Hosalikar once again took to the social networking platform and informed that the temperature at the Santacruz observatory recorded a temperature of 13.0 degrees Celsius. Furthermore, he said that the Santacruz weather station recorded a temperature of 12.3 degrees Celsius at 7 am. He also said that it was a nice low temperature.

Here's what KS Hosalikar tweeted:

On Thursday, the city recorded the coldest January in a decade with the maximum temperature dipping to 25.3 degrees Celsius. As the city witnessed a dip in the temperature making Mumbai more chilly, citizens took to Twitter to share their morning mood and even tickling some funny bones.

Here's what netizens had to say about Mumbai's weather:

The IMD in its forecast also predicted that the temperatures will further dip below 10 and 14 degrees Celsius this year.

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