Mumbai weather updates: Temperatures soar past 35 degrees Celsius

Mumbaikars woke up to sunny skies and hot humid conditions on Friday Both the India Meteorological Departmentrsquos IMD Colaba and Santacruz observatories recorded dry and humid weatherAccording to the latest Mumbai weather updates from IMD Colaba recorded a maximum temperature of 358 degrees Celsius 26 degrees Celsius above normal while the minimum temperature stood at 245 degrees Celsius Relative humidity was measured at 81 per centIn Santacruz the mercury rose slightly higher with a maximum temperature of 359 degrees Celsius 22 degrees Celsius above normal and a minimum of 255 degrees Celsius Humidity levels were recorded at 70 per centDespite the relatively high humidity no rainfall was observed at either observatoryCitys AQI in good categoryOn October 17 the Central Pollution Control Boardrsquos SAMEER app reported in its latest Mumbai weather updates that the cityrsquos air quality remained in the good category with an Air Quality Index AQI of 85 at 1003 AMAs per the SAMEER app dashboard many areas across Mumbai showed good AQI Worli recorded good air quality with an AQI of 76 Byculla Colaba and Borivali recorded good air quality with an AQI of 78 79 and 88 respectivelyChembur Ghatkopar and Andheri recorded good air quality with an AQI of 67 94 and 83 respectivelyMeanwhile Mazgaon Malad and Bandra Kurla Complex recorded moderate air quality with an AQI of 104 107 and 104 respectivelyAccording to data from the SAMEER app Navi Mumbai recorded air quality in the good category with an AQI of 72 while Thane registered a good AQI of 63The 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 the Air Quality Index AQI in the national capital continued to be in the Very poor category on Friday morning as per the Central Pollution Control Board CPCBAccording to the CPCB the AQI was measured at 367 at 8 am The highest AQI was recorded in Anand Vihar 370 followed by Wazirpur 328 Jahangirpuri 324 and Akshardham 369Several areas in Delhi recorded an AQI above 200 which means the air quality in these localities has turned PoorAnand Vihar Bawana and Chandni Chowk the AQI was recorded at 276 367 310 and 212 respectively In Dwarka Sec 8 AQI was recorded at 305 Nehru Nagar at 269 IGI Airport T3 at 221 Rohini at 245 Pusa at 224 and India Gate 200