For the next three days, Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, and Navi Mumbai are under a heatwave alert issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The current temperature is six to seven degrees higher than usual, according to an IMD official. The official mentioned the odd weather, adding that in February, the temperature in Mumbai hit 38.5 degrees.
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Temperatures are expected to increase by one or two degrees on Wednesday, February 26, and then decrease by one or two degrees on February 27 and 28, according to an official who spoke to CNBC-TV18. However, the expert added, this won’t significantly reduce the high temperatures.
Even though heatwave conditions have been reached, according to weather stations like Santacruz, there hasn’t been any official word on the issue yet. According to sources cited in the CNBC-TV18 article, the Konkan belt is experiencing conditions similar to a heatwave.
IMD Scientist Dr Soma Sen Roy, speaking on Western disturbances approaching North Indian region, said, “Rainfall will start increasing over the Western Himalayan region. We have heavy rainfall warnings for the region of February 26-28.”
