Mumbai : IMD issued a yellow alert on Tuesday for Mumbai and Thane, predicting less spell of rain for next 3 hours. Residents are advised to take necessary precautionary steps before heading out. The alert which was issued at morning 7.00 am IST, Mumbai did receive light rainfall during 9. 00 am IST.
Colaba recorded a minimum temperature of 22.4 celsius, whereas Santacruz registered a minimum of 22.6 degree celsius.
City’s Air Quality Index (AQI) stands at 121 according to the Sameer App which lies under moderate category indicating breathing issues such as lung disorder, asthma or any heart ailments for people.
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Let us know the AQI across Mumbai:
Deonar – 135, Colaba – 121, Chembur – 106, Bandra East – 108, Kurla – 114, Malad West – 146, Mazgaon – 147, Mulund West – 77, Ghatkopar – 133, Andheri East – 178, Byculla – 95, Powai – 96, Bhandup West – 96 and Kandivali East – 116
Furthermore, Thane and Kalyan city’s AQI recorded 124 and 94 respectively, which falls under moderate category. Meanwhile, Navi Mumbai records a decent AQI of 94 which is less harmful than that of Mumbai.
For Maharashtra, IMD has issued a Yellow Alert indicating signs of unseasonal rainfall across various parts of the state. With Dhule region forecasting thunderstorms followed by rainfall and gusty winds scaling between 30 and 40 km/hr signaled by IMD. Even districts like Jalna, Parbhani, Sambhajinagar , Jalgaon and Nandurbar have been issued yellow alert by IMD .
Let us know the AQI in cities of Maharashtra:
Amravati – 179, Malegaon – 125, Pune – 118, Jalgaon – 133, Parbhani – 98, Nagpur – 172, Akola – 87, Latur – 89, Sangli – 65, Dhule – 108 and Nashik – 93
In a significant judicial push for public health, the Bombay High Court has declared that “moderate” air quality is a substandard benchmark for Mumbai, emphasizing that residents deserve better than mediocre environmental conditions. During a legal proceeding on January 23, 2026, a division bench led by Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Suman Shyam criticized the existing pollution levels after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) reported that the city’s Air Quality Index (AQI) was fluctuating between 100 and 140.
The court’s intervention stems from a long-running suo motu case initiated three years ago to combat the financial capital’s declining air quality. The judges expressed frustration with the slow pace of improvement, even warning that they might freeze the salaries of top civic officials in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai if court mandates continue to be overlooked. The bench asserted that “moderate” air still presents significant health hazards and that authorities must prioritize sincere efforts over administrative excuses to ensure the city breathes cleaner air.