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