Mumbai AQI at 127 as humid easterly winds persist

Mumbai’s 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) was 127, placing it in the moderate category.

PM2.5 was the dominant pollutant. Of 22 active monitoring stations, four recorded satisfactory air quality, ranging from 80 at Kandivali West to 100 at Chembur. The other 18 were in the moderate range, from 101 at Byculla to 165 at Navy Nagar.

Colaba recorded a minimum temperature of 27°C, 1.8°C above normal, and a maximum of 33.7°C. Humidity was 91% at 8.30am and 78% at 5.30pm. Santacruz recorded a minimum of 25.6°C, 1.7°C above normal, and a maximum of 34.3°C; humidity fell from 85% in the morning to 60% in the evening.

The India Meteorological Department said moist easterly winds had replaced the dry northerly air that affected the region last week. “Currently moist easterlies persist over the region,” said Sushma Nair, senior scientist at the Regional Meteorological Centre, IMD Mumbai.