This week, less rainfall likely in Mumbai

According to the Indian Metrological Department, the monsoon over the city would become less intense during the next five days (IMD). However, it claims that this is not the monsoon's retreat since additional favourable systems may form over the course of the following week, which might bring about good rains. According to IMD official Sushma Nair, as the "depression" has shifted to locations that are unfavourable for the monsoon above Mumbai, the intensity of the rain will decrease over the following five days.

 

Although there won't be as much rain in the city the next week, she continued, "around August 19 we expect some favourable conditions which can mostly result in good rainfall." The following two days are expected to be cloudy with light to moderate rain in the cities and suburbs. Over the course of the next five days, the frequency of severe rainstorms may also decrease. A green alert (a warning against rain) has also been issued for the city for the following five days.

 

On Monday, Santacruz saw minimum and highest temperatures of 26.0 and 30.3 degrees Celsius, respectively, with an 83% relative humidity. While at Colaba, temperatures ranged from 25.5 degrees Celsius at the low to 29.6 degrees C at the high, with an 83% relative humidity. Mumbai reported an "excellent" Air Quality Index (AQI) of 13 on Monday, while other cities such as Delhi, Pune, and Ahmedabad recorded AQIs of 21, 20, and 18 correspondingly, according to statistics from the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR). A higher AQI score denotes increased levels of air pollution and health risks, whereas a lower AQI value implies cleaner air.

 

 

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