Mumbai weather update: City sees unexpected rainfall on New Year’s Day 2026

The New Year 2026 began on a rainy note for Mumbaikars as several parts of the city witnessed heavy showers on Thursday morningInstead of welcoming the year with the first rays of sunshine much of Mumbai particularly the island city was greeted by rainThe showers began around 5 am with some areas experiencing intense rainfall while others saw only light drizzle The rain gradually eased after 615 amThe downpour hit areas including Sion and Wadala taking many residents by surprise Other parts of the city such as Borivli Andheri Bandra Mahim Vasai and Thane also recorded rainfall during the morning hoursWhile the rain caused minor inconvenience in some pockets the light showers helped reduce pollution levels offering brief relief from the cityrsquos otherwise hazy air as Mumbai rang in the New Year under cloudy skiesAccording to the India Meteorological Department IMD Mumbai the minimum temperature recorded at Colaba was 192 degrees Celsius with 92 mm of rainfall At Santacruz the minimum temperature was 195 degrees Celsius accompanied by 67 mm of rainfallAs per the Sameer app the citys air quality index AQI stands at 104 which falls under the moderate category This level may cause breathing discomfort for people with lung disorders asthma or heart conditionsAQI readings across the city are as followsBandra Kurla Complex 114Borivali 103Byculla 129Andheri 110Chembur 94Deonar 124Ghatkopar 93Delhi rings in New Year with chilly weather very poor air light rain likelyChilly and cloudy conditions marked the New Year in the national capital on Thursday with the minimum temperature settling at 106 degrees Celsius The Met office also predicted light rainfall during the dayAccording to the IMD trace rainfall was recorded at Palam early Thursday Stationwise data at 830 am showed minimum temperatures of 106 degrees Celsius at Safdarjung 9 degrees Celsius at Palam 10 degrees Celsius at Lodhi Road 99 degrees Celsius at the Ridge and 103 degrees Celsius at AyanagarDelhi ended 2025 on a biting note recording its coldest December day in six years on Wednesday with the maximum temperature plunging to 142 degrees Celsius The previous record low maximum was on December 31 2019 when it dipped to 94 degrees CelsiusOn Wednesday the maximum temperature of 142 degrees Celsius was around 62 degrees below normalmdashthe lowest of the seasonmdashwhile the minimum stood at 64 degrees Celsius slightly below the seasonal average From January 3 colder conditions may develop as minimum temperatures are expected to drop further with cold northerly winds from the Himalayan region moving towards the capitalShallow fog was observed across Delhi on Thursday morning Palam and Safdarjung recorded visibility of 500 metres at around 730 am the IMD saidMeanwhile the cityrsquos air quality remained in the very poor category According to the Central Pollution Control Board CPCB the overall Air Quality Index AQI at 10 am stood at 371 Data from the CPCBrsquos SAMEER app showed that 28 stations recorded very poor air quality while eight stations were in the severe category with Sonia Vihar recording the worst AQI at 420With PTI inputs