Amid COVID-19 spike, Mumbai records 40.9 degrees temperature on Saturday

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Mumbaikars on Saturday experienced intense hot weather as the city recorded a maximum temperature of 40.9 degrees celsius. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Deputy Director-General of Meteorology K.S. Hosalikar said that Santacruz recorded 40.9 degree celsius while Colaba recorded 38 degrees.

Hosalikar, on his social media page posted about the weather in the state. According to his post, Malegaon recorded 39.8 degrees, Pune 38.1, Nasik 38.2, and Parbhani 39.5 degrees celsius. Sharing information about weather in other places in Maharashtra, Hosalikar tweeted that Jalgaon recorded 40.4 degree celsius, Satara 38 degrees, Akola 40.4 degrees, Chandrapur 41.2 degrees, Bramhapuri 39.9 degrees and Gadchiroli was sizzling at 39 degrees.

Speaking about the heatwave that Mumbai and Maharashtra was witnessing, an IMD official told mid-day that people should take care and drink plenty of water as March has a history of recording extreme temperatures.

Elaborating further on the heatwave, the official added, "This drop in temperature will be caused due to the westerly winds that blow inwards from over the sea, but they increase the moisture content in the air, a phenomenon called The Marine Influence.

Mumbaikars will have to sweat it out initially while their bodies adapt to the shift in temperatures, the official concluded.