Mumbai weather update: IMD issues hot weather alert for city, parts of state

The India Meteorological Department IMD has issued a yellow alert for Mumbai predicting hot weather conditions in isolated pockets of the city and some of its adjoining areasIn a weather bulletin the IMD stated hot and humid conditions were likely at isolated pockets in MumbaiThe IMD weather bulletin for March 4 stated that Mumbai Thane Palghar and Raigad indicating that these districts in Maharashtra may experience hot and humid conditions in isolated pocketsMeanwhile Mumbai recorded a minimum temperature of 240 degrees Celsius at Colaba and 226 degrees Celsius at Santacruz on Wednesday as per IMD dataRise in AQIThe cityrsquos Air Quality Index AQI has risen to 103 after nearly a week of significant improvementA light haze was visible across parts of Mumbai on Wednesday After citizens enjoyed a couple of days of cleaner air the AQI has once again climbedAn AQI of 103 falls under the lsquosatisfactoryrsquo category However it may cause breathing discomfort to people with lung disorders asthma and heart diseasesAQI levels in Mumbai todayBandra Kurla Complex ndash 126Borivali East ndash 120Byculla ndash 71Andheri East ndash 149Chembur ndash 96Colaba ndash 69Deonar ndash 135National weather update Western Disturbance to impact Himalayas from March 6 Delhi temperatures set to riseA Western Disturbance seen as a trough in the middlelevel tropospheric westerlies with its axis at 58 kilometres above mean sea level is currently positioned roughly along Longitude 52 degrees East to the north of Latitude 25 degrees North according to the IMDAn upper air cyclonic circulation persists over central Pakistan and adjoining areas at about 15 kilometres above mean sea level Meanwhile the subtropical westerly jet stream with core wind speeds of around 105 knots at 126 kilometres above mean sea level continues to prevail over northwest IndiaThe IMD has also indicated that another fresh Western Disturbance is likely to impact the Western Himalayan region from March 6 2026Temperature outlookThe weather office has forecast a gradual rise in minimum temperatures by 2 to 3 degrees Celsius over the next four days with no significant change thereafter Minimum temperatures are expected to remain above normal 16 degrees Celsius to 30 degrees Celsius to appreciably above normal 31 degrees Celsius to 50 degrees Celsius over the next seven daysMaximum temperatures are also likely to increase by 3 to 4 degrees Celsius over the next five days followed by no major change They are expected to remain appreciably above normal 31 degrees Celsius to 50 degrees Celsius to markedly above normal 51 degrees Celsius or more during the coming weekWind conditionsSustained surface winds with speeds of 15 to 25 kilometres per hour are expected during the daytime on March 4 and 5 with occasional gusts reaching up to 35 kilometres per hourWeather past 24 hours in DelhiOver the past 24 hours no significant change was recorded in minimum or maximum temperatures across Delhi as per IMDMinimum temperatures ranged between 14 degrees Celsius and 16 degrees Celsius while maximum temperatures were between 29 degrees Celsius and 32 degrees CelsiusMinimum temperatures were above normal by 16 degrees Celsius to 30 degrees Celsius at most places while maximum temperatures were appreciably above normal 31 degrees Celsius to 50 degrees Celsius at many locations and above normal at isolated placesSustained southwesterly surface winds of 15 to 25 kilometres per hour prevailed during the day with gusts touching up to 37 kilometres per hour