Updated On: 10 March, 2023 06:17 AM IST | Mumbai | Dipti Singh
IMD issues yellow watch for Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri, and Sindhudurg, advising citizens to ‘beware’ of the weather

People at Shivaji Park shielding themselves from the blazing sun. File Pic/Ashish Raje
After rain, gusty wind, dust storms and rising mercury levels, Mumbai can only expect the weather to get worse by the day. As per the Indian Meteorological department’s (IMD) data, the city, since March 2, has recorded maximum temperatures above 35 degrees. Maximum temperatures were expected to rise on Wednesday by 2-3 degrees Celsius along the coast of Maharashtra and by 4-6 degrees Celsius in interior Maharashtra.
The coastal subdivision of Konkan-Goa is likely to experience a heat wave in the following two days. In light of this, the regional meteorological centre (RMC) for Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri, and Sindhudurg districts issued a yellow watch on Thursday (March 9) and Friday (March 10), advising citizens to ‘beware’ of the weather.