Heatwave alert in Mumbai, Solapur hottest in Maharashtra at 43.7 degrees Celsius

People in Mumbai were seen battling the heat on Sunday afternoon. Pic/Ashish Raje

A heatwave warning has been issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) for Mumbai and some of its neighboring areas including Thane and Palghar.

The temperature in several areas of Maharashtra crossed 40 degrees Celsius on Sunday, with Solapur the hottest at 43.7 degrees Celsius, a rise of 2.3 degrees from the normal, according to the PTI.

This is the second heatwave in two weeks, and the IMD on Saturday issued a heatwave warning for the city for coming Sunday and Monday.

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Mumbai and Palghar have been issued a "yellow alert" for Sunday and Monday, and Thane is under a three-day heat wave warning that begins on Saturday.

The high temperatures were recorded mainly in western and central areas of the state, as per Indian Meteorology Department (IMD) data.

Notably, a heatwave warning was issued for Mumbai, Raigad and Thane for Sunday, as per the PTI.

A temperature of 34.4 degrees Celsius, one degree above the normal, was recorded by Colaba observatory (representative of south Mumbai). At 27.6 degrees Celsius, the minimum temperature also rose by 1.4 degrees from the normal, as per the India Meteorological Department, the news agency reported on Sunday.

The Santacruz observatory (representatives of suburbs in Mumbai) recorded a maximum temperature of 38.1 degrees Celsius, an increase of 4.4 degrees, while the minimum temperature was 27.2 degrees Celsius, which was 1.9 degrees above normal, as per data.

Neighbouring Thane recorded a maximum temperature of 40.8 degrees Celsius. The other districts where temperatures crossed 40 degrees Celsius include Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (40.7), Jalgaon (42.2), Nashik (41.2), Kolhapur (40.2), Nanded (42.4), Palghar (42), Parbhani (42.8), Sangli (41), and Satara (40.5), the news agency reported on Sunday.

All these districts either reported temperatures at par with normal or above normal.

The increase in the minimum temperature is serious as it means the nights are also warmer in these districts.

Some of the districts that recorded a rise in the minimum temperature include Kolhapur at 26.2 Degrees Celsius (an increase of 3.5 degrees), Nanded at 28.2 degrees Celsius (a rise of 3.2 degrees), Nashik at 24.9 degrees Celsius (an increase of 3.5 degrees) and Sangli at 26.5 degrees celsius (an increase of 3.9 degrees), the PTI reported.

(with PTI inputs)