City reports 16.7 degrees Celsius temperature with moderate AQI of 117

After being plagued by thick smog and low visibility Mumbairsquos Air Quality Index AQI has steadily improved transitioning from poor to moderate and satisfactory levels at most monitoring stationsOn Friday the city recorded a minimum temperature of 167 degrees CelsiusAccording to the latest Mumbai weather updates from the Indian Meteorological Department IMD Mumbai is expected to experience a clear sky on Friday January 3 with temperatures ranging from a cool 18 degrees Celsius in the morning to a warm 35 degrees Celsius during the dayAccording to the Mumbai weather updates of the Indian Meteorological Department IMD Mumbais Santacruz observatory in suburban Mumbai recorded a maximum temperature of 348 degrees Celsius and a minimum temperature of 167 degrees CelsiusThe weather departments data showed that the city observatory in Colaba recorded a maximum temperature of 332 degrees Celsius and a minimum temperature of 215 degrees CelsiusAccording to the latest Mumbai weather updates by the IMD the maximum temperature will likely be around 35 degrees Celsius and the minimum temperature will likely be around 18 degrees Celsius The relative humidity is 83 per cent The sun rose at 0712 AM and will set at 0611 PMThe IMDrsquos latest Mumbai weather update forecasts a clear sky for the city and its suburbs over the next 24 hoursMumbai weather updates Citys AQI in moderate categoryOn January 3 the Central Pollution Control Boardrsquos SAMEER app reported in its latest Mumbai weather updates that the cityrsquos air quality remained in the moderate category with an Air Quality Index AQI of 117 at 905 AMAs per the SAMEER app dashboard many areas across Mumbai showed moderate AQI Bandra Kurla Complex recorded moderate air quality with an AQI of 138 Colaba Deonar and Kandivali recorded moderate air quality with an AQI of 114 120 and 109 respectivelyMeanwhile Borivali Mulund and Worli recorded good air quality with an AQI of 97 100 and 95 respectivelyAccording to data from the SAMEER app Navi Mumbai recorded air quality in the moderate category with an AQI of 125 while Thane registered a good AQI of 100The air quality index from 0 to 100 is considered good 100 to 200 moderate 200 to 300 poor 300 to 400 very poor and from 400 to 500 or above severeMeanwhile as air pollution levels continue to rise in Mumbai the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC has revised guidelines issued last year for construction sites The civic body will also form squads at the ward level to visit construction sites and act if guidelines are flouted Sensorbased air pollution monitoring systems will be installed at all construction project work sites and immediate action to be taken if pollution levels are detected above the limit