Mumbai weather update: City records minimum 20 degrees Celsius, AQI at 110; morning haze, partly cloudy skies expected

Hazy conditions are expected during morning hours with partly cloudy skies in the afternoon and evening across the city and suburbs The India Meteorological Department IMD forecasts a maximum temperature of 31 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 20 degrees CelsiusAccording to the Sameer app Mumbairsquos air quality index AQI on Friday is 110 which falls under the moderate category This may cause breathing discomfort for people with lung disorders asthma or heart conditionsAQI across MumbaiBandra Kurla Complex BKC ndash 114Borivali ndash 140Byculla ndash 94Andheri ndash 108Chembur ndash 101Colaba ndash 98Ghatkopar ndash 115Delhi reels under biting cold as mercury plunges to seasons lowestDelhi recorded its coldest morning of this winter season on Friday with a biting chill gripping the city as the minimum temperature plunged to its lowest level so far even as trace rainfall was reported at several places across the national capital according to the news agency PTIThe minimum temperature settled at 46 degrees Celsius about 23 degrees below the seasonal normal marking the coldest morning of the seasonWeather stations across the city also reported trace rainfall during the early hours adding to the wintry conditionsStationwise data showed that Safdarjung recorded a minimum temperature of 46 degrees Celsius 23 degrees below the seasonal normal while Palam logged 50 degrees Celsius 15 degrees below normal Lodhi Road recorded a minimum of 52 degrees Celsius 08 degrees below normal while the Ridge station reported 54 degrees Celsius 12 degrees below normalAyanagar was the coldest among the listed stations with the minimum temperature dipping to 48 degrees Celsius 12 degrees below the seasonal average reported PTIAs for rainfall Safdarjung and Lodhi Road recorded trace rainfall during the past 24 hours till 830 am while Ayanagar received 08 mm of rainfall No rainfall was recorded at Palam and the Ridge station during the same periodAccording to the Regional Weather Forecasting Centre drizzle is likely at a few places in Delhi including Akshardham Lodhi Road Nehru Stadium RK Puram Defence Colony Lajpat Nagar Tughlakabad IGNOU Ayanagar and DeramandiThe India Meteorological Department IMD in its All India Weather Summary and Forecast Bulletin said cold wave conditions are likely to persist over parts of north and northwest India including DelhiNCR over the coming daysIt is a chilly morning but no cold wave conditions are threatening yet an IMD official said reported PTIThe maximum temperature in Delhi is expected to hover around 17 degrees CelsiusThursday marked the third coldest morning of the season as the mercury at the citys base station Safdarjung dipped to 58 degrees Celsius 11 degrees below normalThe secondlowest minimum temperature of the season was recorded on December 4 and 5 last year at 56 degrees Celsius followed by December 1 when it stood at 57 degrees CelsiusDelhi had earlier recorded its first cold day of the season on January 6 when the maximum temperature plunged to 157 degrees Celsius 33 degrees below normal while the minimum temperature settled at 76 degrees CelsiusCold day conditions persisted on Wednesday as well with the maximum temperature recorded at 167 degrees Celsius 23 degrees below normal and the minimum at 86 degrees CelsiusAccording to the IMD cold day conditions are declared when the minimum temperature remains below 10 degrees Celsius and the maximum temperature falls 45 to 64 degrees below normal while cold wave conditions are declared when the minimum temperature drops by 45 to 64 degrees below normalMeanwhile Delhis air quality remained in the very poor category with the Air Quality Index AQI recorded at 325 As many as 26 monitoring stations reported very poor air quality deteriorating from poor levels recorded a day earlierAs per the Central Pollution Control Boards classification an AQI between 0 and 50 is considered good 51 to 100 satisfactory 101 to 200 moderate 201 to 300 poor 301 to 400 very poor and 401 to 500 severeWith PTI inputs