Absence of rain in Mumbai has lead to mercury level rising by about five notches. The day temperature recorded in the city on Tuesday was 38⁰C, highest in the last ten years in the month of June. With humidity at 70% and minimum temperature of 30.2⁰C, night was also very warm and uncomfortable. The highest maximum in Mumbai before this was 37.1⁰C on 15th June, 1995.
Till 12:00 pm on Wednesday, the mercury has already touched 37⁰C in Mumbai. The wind speed seems to be strong of about 25 to 30 kmph, gusting at 40 kmph.
But there is good news for the city of dreams. According to the later weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, the hot and humid weather in Mumbai is expected to turn rainy very shortly as Cyclone Nanauk in the Arabian Sea is expected to move farther away from the Indian coast. Currently Cyclone Nanauk is 650 km southwest of Mumbai. Click here to read more on Nanauk.
Weathermen at Skymet tell us that there are chances of light patchy rain in the city on Wednesday which could increase to become fairly moderate on Thursday. Rain in Mumbai is expected to increase further on Friday.
“Conditions looked favorable for light patchy rain in Mumbai on Tuesday, as cluster of clouds were seen forming around 3 pm. The wind speed was also quite strong which could have aided in rain, but it didn't happen”, says meteorologist Mahesh Palawat.
So far the rain belt has reached other cities of Maharashtra, bringing good amounts of rain. In the last 24 hours, Ratnagiri and Nashik received 8 mm and 12 mm of rain respectively. Rain was the highest in Yeotmal of about 20 mm. Pune on the other hand received only 0.8 mm of rainfall. Aurangabad which received 60 mm of rain on Monday, remained dry on Tuesday.