Cyclone Fengal effect: Mumbai's minimum temperature shoots up 7.5°C in 4 days

Published On : 2024-12-04T08:48:42+0530 [ IST ] | Author : Mayur_Tembhare
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The remnant of the cyclone re-emerged as a depression off Karnataka coast influencing the weather till the weekend.MUMBAI: Four days after the city recorded the second coldest Nov night in a decade at 16.5°C - which also marked the arrival of winter

The surge was accompanied by overcast skies throughout the day. Weather experts attributed the change to cyclone Fengal cyclone Fengal made landfall in Tamil Nadu over the weekend.

They said the cyclone brought moisture to Mumbai and Maharashtra altering the wind pattern from chilly, dry northerlies to humid east-southeasterlies.

The minimum temperature is expected to drop from Dec 8. Tuesday's 24°C at the Santacruz observatory was 4° above normal while the Colaba station recorded 24.5°C, 2° above normal.

Rain & thunderstorms likely in southwest Maha, Konkan

Cyclone Fengal has pushed plenty of moisture over Mumbai and Maharashtra and has also changed the wind direction to east-southeasterly. The remnant of the cyclone has crossed over and re-emerged in the Arabian Sea as a depression off

Amateur weather forecaster Abhijit Modak said the Cyclone transitioned into a well marked low pressure system in the Arabian Sea positioned off the Mangaluru coast. This led to Mangaluru receiving 156mm of rain in 24 hours on Tuesday accompanied by thunderstorms

The system brought moist easterly winds over Maharashtra causing a sharp rise in minimum temperatures Modak said.

Source : Reporters From Sunrise Chronicles

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