Mumbai weather updates: Light showers in parts of Mumbai, Maharashtra

Mumbai and parts of Maharashtra on Wednesday recorded light rains with the city clocking a minimum temperature of over 25 degrees CelsiusThe skies over the city have been cloudy since TuesdayThe Colaba observatory in south Mumbai recorded a minimum temperature of 258 degrees Celsius while the Santacruz observatory in the western suburbs recorded a minimum temperature of 255 degrees Celsius the Indian Meteorological Department saidSome parts of the city recorded light rainsMoisture incursion due to cyclone Fengal brought the rains the IMD saidAccording to the latest Mumbai weather updates by the IMD the maximum temperature will likely be around 36 degrees Celsius and the minimum temperature will likely be around 24 degrees Celsius The relative humidity is 59 per cent The sun rose at 0658 AM and will set at 6 PMThe IMDrsquos latest Mumbai weather update forecasts a haze during morning hours and partly cloudy sky towards afternoonevening for the city and its suburbs over the next 24 hoursMumbai weather updates Citys AQI in moderate categoryOn December 4 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 133 at 1005 AMAs per the SAMEER app dashboard many areas across Mumbai showed moderate AQI Borivali Chembur Kandivali and Worli recorded moderate air quality with an AQI of 180 147 144 and 144 respectively Colaba and Bandra Kurla Complex recorded moderate air quality with an AQI of 112 and 155 respectivelySion recorded good air quality with an AQI of 94According to data from the SAMEER app Navi Mumbai recorded air quality in the moderate category with an AQI of 104 while Thane registered a moderate AQI of 110The 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