3rd November 

Mumbai hottest in Maharashtra on 2nd & 3rd November 

Mumbai Santacruz was the hottest place in Maharashtra on 2nd.& 3rd at 36.5°c.( 2° above normal)

This was followed by Akola and Jalgaon,  the normally hottest spots,  at 35.9°c.( on 2nd).

The last 10 years chart shows that this temperature is not unusual or new to Mumbai in early November. 

City had recorded 37.6°c in 2018 on 4th November.

This high temperature occurrences happen after the monsoon withdrawal. 

The winds reverse from Westerly to Easterly. East inland winds into Mumbai are hot and dry. Thus city gets hot, but humidity is much less. So real feel temperature stars to 39 °c.

Mumbai may expect temperatures around 34/35°c till 8th/9th of this month.

But cloudless skies will bring some relief at night as we can feel the minimum dropping to 21°. City will have a day-night range of about 14°.

This diurnal difference may effect health of vulnerable persons.