Mumbai weather update: Yellow alert issued for hot, humid days; temp touch 34.2°C at Colaba, Santacruz

The IMD has issued a yellow alert for Mumbai and neighbouring Thane, Palghar, and Raigad districts, forecasting hot and humid weather in isolated areas on Sunday.  

Mainly clear skies are predicted over Mumbai, with hot and humid conditions persisting across parts of the city and the wider MMR region. 

The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to hover around 36 degrees Celsius and 26 degrees Celsius, respectively, according to the IMD's Mumbai weather update.

Most districts across Maharashtra are likely to experience dry weather through the week, even as isolated rainfall was recorded in parts of the state on Saturday. 

According to the IMD's Mumbai weather update issued at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, both the Colaba and Santacruz observatories recorded a maximum temperature of 34.2 degrees Celsius on Saturday.

Solapur and Jalgaon were among the hottest stations in Maharashtra. Solapur recorded the state's highest maximum temperature at 36.2 degrees Celsius. Jalgaon followed at 35.8 degrees Celsius. 

Mahabaleshwar recorded the lowest maximum temperature among the listed stations at 27.1 degrees Celsius, although this was still 1.1 degrees above normal.

Kolhapur recorded a maximum of 30.5 degrees Celsius, 0.5 degrees below normal, making it the only reporting station with a below-normal maximum temperature. However, Kolhapur received 18.8 mm of rain, the highest in the state, according to the IMD report. Nashik recorded 4.9 mm.

Ratnagiri and Dahanu registered maximum temperatures of 34 degrees Celsius on Saturday. 

Nashik recorded a maximum of 34.1 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 18.3 degrees Celsius.

The IMD's morning readings showed high humidity in several districts. Kolhapur recorded 89 per cent, followed by Nashik at 88 per cent and Ratnagiri at 83 per cent.