Light showers in Mumbai bring respite from heat

Representative Image NEW DELHI: Mumbai woke up to a cloudy sky and humid morning on Wednesday as light showers in the previous night brought some respite from the sweltering heat. The India Meteorological Department's Colaba observatory registered a minimum temperature of 26.2 degrees Celsius, exceeding the normal by 1.

8 degrees. In the western suburbs, the Santacruz observatory noted a minimum temperature of 25.8 degrees Celsius, which was 2.



8 degrees higher than normal. Whilst Colaba recorded no precipitation, the Santacruz observatory detected trace amounts of rainfall. For Wednesday, the IMD has issued a yellow alert indicating moderate rainfall, accompanied by warnings of thunderstorm and lightning in Mumbai.

KEY HIGHLIGHTS Mumbai woke up to a cloudy sky and humid morning after light showers brought relief from the heat. Colaba observatory recorded a minimum temperature of 26.2°C, 1.

8°C above normal. Santacruz observatory noted 25.8°C, exceeding the normal by 2.

8°C, with trace rainfall recorded. IMD issued a yellow alert for moderate rainfall with thunderstorm and lightning warnings. No rainfall was recorded in Colaba, while Santacruz observatory detected trace precipitation.

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