Mumbai received scattered rainfall during the early hours of Friday, October 30, as the India Meteorological Department issued a yellow alert forecasting light showers at isolated places across the city. The warning was issued at 9.30 am and covered the following four hours, while parts of central and eastern Mumbai recorded rain and the western suburbs remained dry.
The IMD said isolated areas in some districts could also experience thunderstorms with lightning, light to moderate rainfall and gusty winds. Wind speeds of 30-40 kmph were forecast in several districts, while parts of Vidarbha could experience stronger gusts of 40-50 kmph.
Rainfall data shared by civic authorities showed that N M Joshi Marg Municipal School in Lower Parel recorded the highest rainfall in the city at 9 mm. Sewri Koliwada Municipal School and Talchekar Wadi Municipal School in Lower Parel recorded 4 mm each.
In the eastern suburbs, Vaibhav Nagar Municipal School in Chembur recorded 5 mm of rain. The M-East Ward Office and Shivaji Nagar Municipal School in Govandi recorded 3 mm each. No rainfall was recorded in the western suburbs, according to the civic data cited in the report.
Temperatures remained above normal in the morning. Colaba recorded a minimum temperature of 27.2 degrees Celsius, which was 2.9 degrees above normal, while Santacruz recorded a minimum of 25.2 degrees Celsius, also 2.9 degrees above normal.
The city’s overall air quality index stood at 79 on Friday morning, according to figures provided by the Central Pollution Control Board’s SAMEER app. Under India’s national AQI classification, readings between 51 and 100 are categorised as satisfactory, while readings between 101 and 200 fall in the moderate category.
Several monitoring stations recorded moderate pollution levels despite the citywide reading remaining satisfactory. Malad and Mazgaon each recorded an AQI of 104, while Shivaji Nagar recorded 103. Worli recorded 57, Andheri 86 and Ghatkopar 61.
Across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, Thane recorded an AQI of 122, placing it in the moderate category. Navi Mumbai recorded 90 and Kalyan 86, both within the satisfactory range. The IMD’s yellow alert remained the immediate weather advisory for Mumbai, with light rain expected at isolated locations during the specified warning period.
