Winter not set in yet temperature drops in Mumbai;

Winter not set in
yet temperature drops in Mumbai;

While the city of dreams which never sleeps is in the midst of a cold spell. As per IMD officials winter is yet to set in, with the season likely to commence in January

But, Mumbai woke up to a nip in the air on Sunday as the temperatures dipped three degrees below normal to 17.8 degrees Celsius, making it the season’s lowest temperature so far. Even as the minimum temperatures are likely to hover around 16 degrees Celsius over the next 48 hours, according to senior officials from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) temperatures are expected to return to normal in the coming week.

Data procured from the IMD showed that between 5.30 pm on Saturday and 8.30 am on Sunday, the lowest temperatures at the Santacruz observatory in the suburbs were recorded at 17.8 degrees Celsius, which is 3.8 degrees below the normal.

News Edit KV Raman