Weather, Pollution Updates: Several places in Maharashtra woke up to unseasonal rainfall on Monday, with minimum temperature dropping below the normal mark. As per India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) latest forecast, As the remnants of cyclone Mandous, southern states and Union territories (UTs) in southern India are likely to receive unseasonal rainfall till Thursday (December 15).
Parts of the Pune district received very light rain on Sunday evening. Due to the moisture incursion phenomenon, Pune city’s minimum temperature seems to have risen with IMD’s Shivajinagar observatory recording 12.3 degrees Celsius on Sunday as against the 8.9 degrees Celsius recorded on Saturday.
Apart from Pune district, the national weather agency has also issued a ‘yellow’ alert for Nashik, Ahmednagar, Aurangabad, Jalna, Beed, Satara, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg and Kolhapur districts for the coming two days, with a warning of thunderstorms.
Meanwhile, Mumbai woke up to another cool day, with the minimum temperature recorded at 18 degrees at IMD’s Santacruz observatory, which was a degree below normal. The temperature in Colaba was recorded at 21 degrees.
Earlier, IMD in its five-day forecast, predicted that parts of Mumbai and Thane could witness light rain and thundershowers coupled with cloudy skies on December 12 and 13.
Rain in Tamil Nadu
Chennai and several parts of Tamil Nadu received rain on Monday with the IMD forecasting more rainfall till December 15 owing to a cyclonic circulation and low pressure area likely to form in the Bay of Bengal around December 13.
Schools in certain areas including in Tiruvallur and Uthukottai Taluks besides Kancheepuram district declared a holiday on Monday based on the forecast.
Tree branches that fell when Cyclone Mandous crossed the coast at Mamallapuram near here, are being cleared by the civic authorities.
According to the IMD, under the influence of a cyclonic circulation over north interior Tamil Nadu and adjoining south interior Karnataka and north Kerala, a Low Pressure Area is likely to form over the same region around December 13. It will move west-northwestwards away from the Indian coast thereafter.
Light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy rainfall at isolated places is likely over Tamil Nadu today and over Kerala and Mahe and decrease in rainfall activity over the region thereafter, it said.
Squally weather with a wind velocity reaching 35-45 kmph gusting to 55 kmph is very likely over southeast and adjoining east central Arabian Sea and along and off Kerala-Karnataka coast on Monday and Tuesday, the forecast said.
Fishermen have been advised not to venture into southeast and adjoining east central Arabian Sea and along and off Kerala-Karnataka coast on December 12 and 13
Rain In Madhya Pradesh
Cloudy weather and light drizzle were witnessed in parts of Madhya Pradesh on Monday due to incursion of moisture from the cyclonic storm ‘Mandous’ in the Bay of Bengal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
Arera Hills in Bhopal and Tamria area in Chhindwara recorded 2.8 mm and 6 mm rainfall in the last 24 hours, weather scientist Mamta Yadav of IMD Bhopal told PTI.
The minimum temperature has risen by three to four notches due to the cloudy weather. It had hovered around 10 to 11 degrees Celsius, but rose to 14 to 15 degrees Celsius in the last two days, she said.
The cloudy condition has reduced the nip in the air for now, but the chill is expected to set in after two days, the official said.
Pollution In Mumbai
The air quality of Mumbai remained in the ‘poor’ category on Sunday, however, it was better than last week with the air quality index (AQI) at 245. Last week Mumbai’s AQI crossed the 300 mark, according to the System of Air Quality Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR).
The most polluted location in Mumbai on Sunday was Chembur (321), followed by BKC (309), Andheri (306), Mazgaon, (301), Malad (300), Bhandup (215) and Colaba (193).
An AQI between zero and 50 is considered “good”, 51 and 100 “satisfactory”, 101 and 200 “moderate”, 201 and 300 “poor”, 301 and 400 “very poor”, and 401 and 500 “severe”.
Pollution In Delhi
Furthermore, the minimum temperature in Delhi settled at 8.8 degrees Celsius on Sunday, while air quality was recorded in the “very poor” category. The air quality index was measured at 329, according to the Central Pollution Control Board.
The weatherman has predicted mainly clear skies throughout the day in the national capital.
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