Mumbai is very likely to observe ‘Hot & Humid’ days on Wednesday and Thursday, the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Mumbai, said while issuing yellow alerts on Tuesday.

Temperature rise

As per figures reported by the IMD’s Santacruz observatory, Mumbai recorded a maximum temperature of 38 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, the second-hottest October day in 11 years. This follows Monday, when the mercury rose to 38.2 degrees C, making it Mumbai’s hottest October day in the same period.