AQI remains moderate at 104 in financial capital of nation; min temp 21 deg C

Weather conditions in Mumbai the financial capital of the nation remained moderate on early Sunday morning as the city witnessed slight haze across several areas during the Budget Session dayAccording to the India Meteorological Department IMD Mumbai recorded minimum temperatures of 214 degrees Celsius at Colaba and 210 degrees Celsius at Santacruz todayAs per the Sameer App the cityrsquos Air Quality Index AQI stood at 104 categorised as moderate Such conditions may cause breathing discomfort particularly for people suffering from lung disorders asthma and heartrelated ailmentsAQI levels across MumbaiBandra Kurla Complex 105Borivali East 111Byculla 92Andheri East 138Chembur 97Colaba 95Deonar 131Ghatkopar 116Kandivali East 115Kandivali West 70Bandra East 93Bhandup West 88Malad West 114Mazagaon 87Mulund West 124Powai 76In neighbouring regions Thane recorded an AQI of 102 Kalyan 143 and Navi Mumbai 121 These levels also fall under the moderate category and may lead to breathing discomfort according to the Sameer AppVery poor air quality grips Delhi as IMD sounds yellow alert for thunderstormsThe air quality in the national capital remained in the lsquovery poorrsquo category on Sunday morning with the overall Air Quality Index AQI recorded at 318 around 8 am according to the Central Pollution Control Board CPCBThe India Meteorological Department IMD has issued a yellow alert for Delhi warning that isolated areas may experience thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds of 30ndash40 kmph Similar conditions are expected in neighbouring Haryana and Chandigarh In Haryana Karnal witnessed a hailstorm early in the dayAccording to the IMD the rainfall signals the onset of an active weather phase with thunderstorms lightning gusty winds and hail likely to affect several states during the day Light rain lashed parts of Delhi and adjoining NCR areas in the early morning hoursAs per the news agency ANI the maximum temperature is expected to range between 17 degrees Celsius and 19 degrees Celsius while the minimum temperature may hover around 10 degrees Celsius to 12 degrees Celsius Thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds of 30ndash40 kmph are likely to continue through the afternoon and nightResidents woke up to wet weather and light to moderate fog Despite the rainfall the cityrsquos air quality remained in the lsquovery poorrsquo category reported ANIAir quality levels across major Indian cities varied on Sunday Ahmedabad recorded an AQI of 171 followed by Pune at 161 and Lucknow at 156 Patna 121 and Jaipur 118 reported moderate air quality levels Meanwhile Mumbai registered an AQI of 104 while Bengaluru 96 Chennai 92 and Hyderabad 95 remained in the satisfactory range according to the CPCBOn Saturday Delhirsquos air quality was in the lsquopoorrsquo category with the overall AQI recorded at 271 around 7 am the CPCB said reported ANISeveral monitoring stations across the city reported AQI levels in the poortovery poor range Ashok Vihar recorded 309 Bawana 271 Burari 246 and Chandni Chowk 285 Dwarka Sector 8 logged 329 ITO 279 while Mundka and Wazirpur recorded 331 each Okhla Phase2 registered 323 Rohini 312 Punjabi Bagh 318 and RK Puram 322 Lower AQI levels were reported in Narela 232 and Alipur 227Meanwhile several airports reported shallow fog with visibility between 500 metres and 1000 metres Adampur in Punjab recorded visibility of 500 metres Bhatinda reported 600 metres and Halwara in Punjab and Gaya in Bihar registered 800 metres each reported ANIWith ANI inputs