Mumbai weather updates: Rain lashes city, offers relief from humidity

Rainfall hit several parts of Mumbai on Saturday morning bringing muchneeded relief to the residents from prevailing humid conditions The India Meteorological Department IMD has forecast a partly cloudy sky with the possibility of light showers throughout the dayAccording to the IMD light to moderate rainfall is expected across the city Mumbai has been experiencing premonsoon showers over the past few daysMeanwhile the IMD has predicted continued rainfall and thunderstorm activity across several regions of the country over the next five daysSpeaking to ANI on Friday IMD scientist Akhil Srivastava pointed out that southern India especially the states of Tamil Nadu Kerala and Karnataka will experience persistent rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty winds for the next five daysSimilar weather conditions are expected to prevail over Central IndiaAccording to the latest Mumbai weather updates from the India Meteorological Department IMD Mumbai is expected to experience a partly cloudy sky with the possibility of a light rain on Saturday May 17 Temperatures will range from a cool 27 degrees Celsius in the morning to a warm 33 degrees Celsius during the dayAccording to the Mumbai weather updates of the India Meteorological Department IMD Santacruz observatory in suburban Mumbai recorded a maximum temperature of 344 degrees Celsius and a minimum temperature of 279 degrees CelsiusThe weather departments data showed that the city observatory in Colaba recorded a maximum temperature of 342 degrees Celsius and a minimum temperature of 262 degrees CelsiusThe IMDrsquos latest Mumbai weather update forecasts a partly cloudy sky with possibility of light rain for the city and its suburbs over the next 24 hoursMumbai weather updates Citys AQI in good categoryOn May 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 80 at 905 AMAs per the SAMEER app dashboard many areas across Mumbai showed good AQI Bandra Kurla Complex recorded good air quality with an AQI of 75 Byculla Malad and Kandivali recorded good air quality with an AQI of 34 84 and 36 respectivelyColaba Ghatkopar and Worli recorded good air quality with an AQI of 26 78 and 73 respectivelyMeanwhile Sion recorded poor air quality with an AQI of 207According to data from the SAMEER app Navi Mumbai recorded air quality in the good category with an AQI of 61 while Thane registered a good AQI of 68The 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 severeatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params