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Mumbai experienced a significant drop in daytime temperatures on Wednesday, with the Santacruz station recording 34.2°C, nearly 6°C lower than the previous day's highs. This relief is attributed to an early sea breeze and weaker easterly winds, alongside a shift in a persistent anticyclone. Despite the dip, minimum temperatures remained above normal.

Mumbai braces for another heatwave as the India Meteorological Department issued a warning for Friday and Saturday, following three days of intense heat earlier this month. While Thursday offered a brief respite, temperatures are expected to rise again across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Coastal-interior transition zones are particularly affected by high 'real feel' temperatures.

Mumbai experienced a sharp and early arrival of summer as the Santacruz observatory recorded a sweltering 38.7°C, a significant 5.7°C above normal. This dramatic temperature spike, leaving residents seeking refuge, was attributed to dry north-easterly winds and delayed sea breezes. While a yellow alert was issued, a heatwave was not officially declared due to specific IMD criteria not being met.

Mumbai experienced its highest maximum temperature in five years on Tuesday, reaching 40°C, a severe heatwave condition. This intense heat, exacerbated by dry continental air replacing sea breezes, is expected to persist until around March 13. Temperatures are anticipated to decrease from March 13-14 as weather patterns shift.

After a day of light rain, weather in city was pleasant once again on Sunday as both day and night temperatures recorded by the imd colaba and Santacruz observatory stayed on the lower side. In the 24 hours ending 8.30am on Sunday morning, rainfall recorded by the imd colaba observatory was 0.8mm while the IMD Santacruz observatory recorded rains of 4.1mm.

Mumbai experienced hotter weather with temperatures rising nearly one degree above normal as westerly winds weakened after the end of the monsoon season. Day temperatures were 32.8 and 33.5 degrees at Colaba and Santacruz observatories. The humidity levels were also high. The monsoon months ended with above-normal rainfall levels recorded.

Day temperatures in Mumbai which crossed over 39 degrees last week steeply dipped on Sunday. The entire last week saw many days recording high maximum temperatures with IMD even having issued heat wave warnings.