In Photos: Mumbai wakes up to fog and haze as AQI reaches 179

On Sunday, Mumbaikars experienced cooler weather and hazy skies. Visuals from borivali West, Gorai and Charkop areas. (Pics/Nimesh Dave)

Updated On: 2024-11-17 12:58 PM IST

Compiled by : ronak mastakar

Pic/Nimesh Dave

However, the latest Mumbai weather updates from the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) indicated a slight drop in temperatures

According to the Mumbai weather updates of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the Santacruz observatory recorded a maximum temperature of 35.3 degrees Celcius. The Met Department data showed that the Colaba observatory recorded a temperature of 34 degrees

The IMD’s latest Mumbai weather update forecasts "fog/mist in the morning and partly cloudy skies later" for the city and its suburbs over the next 24 hours

On November 17, the Central Pollution Control Board’s SAMEER app reported in its latest Mumbai weather updates that the city’s air quality remained in the 'moderate' category, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 179 at 9:05 AM

Many areas across Mumbai—per the SAMEER app dashboard—showed 'moderate' AQI. Borivali's and Colaba's AQI recorded 'poor' air quality with an AQI of 243 and 203, respectively. Bandra Kurla Complex, Kandivali and Mulund recorded 'moderate' air quality with an AQI of 180, 125 and 136

According to data from the SAMEER app, Navi Mumbai recorded air quality in the 'moderate' category with an AQI of 152, while Thane registered a 'moderate' AQI of 174

The air quality index from 0 to 100 is considered 'good', 100 to 200 'moderate', 200 to 300 'poor', 300 to 400 'very poor' and from 400 to 500 or above 'severe'

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