INTERIOR KONKAN,NORTHWEST,CENTRAL INDIA HEAT UP.

 8th March:

Konkan: Very Hot Interior, Cooler Coastal Stations

Temperatures are soaring across the hinterland, while coastal Konkan has largely escaped the worst, as the peak  before the sea winds moderated conditions. 

Konkan Maximum Temperatures on 8-3-2026 🌡️

Interior stations were 5–7°C above normal, highlighting the severe dry "loo-type" heatwave conditions across the interior.

Interior AWS readings

Bhatsanagar 43 🔥

Birwadi 42.8

Karjat 42.7

Palava 42.6

Vikramgad 42.5

Chiplun 42.4

Vaibhavwadi 42.3

Mumbra 42.2

Chauk, Morbe 42.1

Badlapur & Ambernath 42

Kalyan 41.9

Dombivli 41.8

Digha 41.7

Taloja & Kharghar 41.5

Kalwa 41.4

Panvel 41.3

Mulund, (E. Mumbai) 41.2

Thane 41.1

Koparkhairane & Manor 41

Airoli 40.8

NaviMumbai Airport 40.7

Nerul 40

Palghar 39.6

Vashi 39.4

Virar 39

Deonar, (SE.Mumbai) 38.6

Dapoli 38.1

Uttan 36.4

Reason:

Meanwhile coastal Kokan temperatures remained mostly near normal (0-5km from sea shore), with some places only 2–4°C above normal today due to maritime influence 🌊

Mumbai SCZ 35.8°C IMD

Dahanu 34.3

Ratnagiri 34.2 IMD

Dadar 33.7

Colaba 33.6 IMD

Juhu 33.5

Devgad 33

Vengurla 32 IMD

Classic Konkan micro-climate contrast —scorching interior vs relatively cooler coast.

Compiled by Vag.Abhjit.

 6th March

IMD records the first 40° of 2026 Summer... 6th March 2026...and that also 7 cities!

For more on the first 40° of the previous year's, see our Vagaries Extreme Blog.. 40° page. 

Mumbai/Pune/Vidharbh /Marathwada moderate Heat Wave Alert

Meanwhile, Mumbai sobers down to 34.6°at Scruz and 32.2°at Colaba. 

But, Expected to remain between 35/36° 7th Saturday thru 11th Wednesday... Sea breeze will be delayed, allowing warm NE winds to prevail till afternoon. 

Pune:Weekend and Monday thru Thursday will be hot at 37/38°. Consolation : On Friday Day/Night diurnal variation was 21.4°. Next 4 days too Nights will be around 16/17°.

Kashmir feels the heat too

Srinagar: 24.5c, 11.5c above normal

    Gulmarg: 16.6c, 13.1c above normal

Jammu: 31.8c, 7.5c above normal

Katra: 31.8c, 9.9c above normal

    Batote: 27.2c, 12.6c above normal

           Bhaderwah: 25.8c, 9.5c above normal

       Kupwara: 23.8c, 11.3c above normal

      Kukernag: 23.9c, 12.7c above normal

Compiled by Vag. Vineet

5th March:

All India

Kashmir not Spared: Srinagar: 24.7c, 11.7c above normal

Gulmarg: 17.2c, 13.7c above normal 

Jammu: 32.4, 8.1c above normal

Compiled by Vag Vineet

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Heatwave conditions grip many parts of North Konkan for the second consecutive day. 🌡️

Maximum temperatures on 05-03-2026:

Mumbai & Around

Juhu 38.3°C

Manor 38.4.                   

Dapoli 38.5.                               

Vashi 38.6

Uttan 38.7

Mumbai SCZ 38.9

Thane & Dadar 39

Airoli & Digha 39.2

Nerul 39.3

Kalwa 39.4

Virar 39.5

Palghar 39.6

NaviMumbai Airport 39.7

Koparkhairane 39.7

Panvel 39.8

Badlapur & Taloja 39.9

Kalyan-Dombivli 40

Kharghar 40.2

Morbe & Mumbra 40.3

Sawarde 40.5

Vikramgad 40.7

Chiplun 40.8

Palava & Karjat 41

Bhatsanagar 41.5

Birwadi 42.1 🔥

 Compiled by Vag. Abhijit Modak

Maharashtra Temperatures on 5th ..( IMD)

 4th March... Post

Continuing with the previous post below... The expected hot 4th Wednesday has occurred in Mumbai 👇

Mumbai maximum temperatures on 04-03-2026:

Colaba 35.7°C 🌊

Borivali: 38.2

Dadar: 38.8

Deonar: 39.6

Kanjurmarg: 39.8

Mulund: 39.9 🔥

Rest of Interior Konkan.. Maximum temperatures on 04-03-2026:👇

Heatwave conditions grip many parts of North Kokan. 🌡️

Maximum temperatures on 04-03-2026:

Dapoli 38.1°C

Vashi & Mumbai 38.7

Uttan 39

Airoli & Virar 39.5

Nerul 39.6

Palghar & NaviMumbai Airport 39.7

Badlapur 39.8

Thane & Koparkhairane 39.9

Taloja & Sawarde 40

Digha & Kalwa 40.1

Chiplun 40.3

Dombivli & Panvel 40.4

Kalyan & Kharghar 40.5

Morbe & Manor 40.7

Mumbra 41

Karjat 41.2

Palava 41.4

Bhatsanagar 41.6

Birwadi 41.8

Vikramgad 42 🔥

Heatwave conditions grip many parts of North Kokan. 🌡️

All Mumbai and Interior Temperatures compiled by Vag. Abhijit Modak. 

Meanwhile, Several AWS Stations in Interior have touched the first 40°C

All India soon approaching the first IMD official 40°...Today's List 👇

 1st March...Post

Day temperatures will rise by 1/2° next 2 days ( 2nd/3rd Mar)in all Maharashtra and parts of Saurashtra. 

Day and Night temperatures are likely to rise by 3/4° on 4th March.

Mumbai will be 33/35° on 2nd/3rd. Heat Alert for 4th/5th ! rising  to a hot 37° on 4th...AQI around 170/180.

Karjat, Panvel in interior could touch 39/40° on 4th.

Pune/Jalgaon/Sambhajinagar warming up to 34/35° next week.

 

 28th February...Post

We see the air quality for Mumbai and throughout Western Maharashtra, improving to "Satisfactory Levels".

And,we hear and read many possible reasons from "1000 constructions stopped in Mumbai " to " more running of EVs"..could not be more impractical than realistical.

And these conclusions improve the AQI all over Western Maharashtra!

Well, this is not new...the real reason is meteorological changes.

Basically the main meteorological factors that are required for cleaner air are:

1) Strong winds in lower 2 km of the atmosphere 

2)No temperature inversion 

3)Rain

While rain can be the most effective, Strong winds help disperse the particulate matter and ensure clear skies and high visibility even if there is some temperature inversion at night.

The main thing that changed across western Maharashtra from 25th Feb to 26th Feb was increased wind speed which ensured that no dust or particulate matter gets trapped and stagnated in the lower 1-2 km of the atmosphere. 

This is the main reason for improved AQI and good visibility.

Currently, Mumbai ranks among the cleanest cities in the country at 6 PM as per live AQI data from IQAir. Along with Mumbai, Pune, Thane, and NaviMumbai are also featuring in the top 10 cleanest cities list — notably without any rainfall activity.

This clearly shows how meteorological conditions play a dominant role in air quality. Despite being regions with intense urbanisation and ongoing construction activity, air quality has improved significantly due to stronger winds and better atmospheric mixing caused by an active weather system, which dispersed accumulated pollutants.

At the same time, several non-metro towns with comparatively lower construction activity are appearing in the top polluted list. This highlights an important scientific reality:

Pollution levels are not determined only by construction or urban density, but largely by local weather conditions, ventilation, and atmospheric stability.

When ventilation improves, even dense metros can record clean air; when calm and stable conditions persist, pollution can build up even in smaller cities. Weather decides dispersion — emissions alone don’t explain day-to-day AQI swings

Now, next week, all the " Constructions" will restart and Mumbai AQI will increase to around 170 levels.

NE winds will commence and heat will increase...Full report on Sunday 1st March ( night). 

 27th February 2026

Pic by Vagarian Ganesh 

Some News we never get to read...( its not dramatic)...

Mumbai AQI improves even further..

Crystal skies in Mumbai..