Overview
- IMD retains a cold-wave alert for isolated pockets of North Interior Karnataka, naming Belagavi, Bagalkote, Bidar, Vijayapura, Kalaburagi, Raichur and Yadgir for the next couple of days.
- Bengaluru’s minimums are forecast to hold near 12–14°C through the week under clear, dry conditions, even as days remain mild in the mid-to-upper 20s Celsius.
- Mumbai’s Santacruz station logged 14.9°C on December 12, one of the city’s lowest December readings in recent years, with IMD guidance indicating weekend minimums trending toward 16–18°C.
- Inland lows fell sharply in recent days, including Vijayapura near 7°C, Bidar around 7–9°C, and Maharashtra interiors such as Pune and Baramati near 7–9°C, contrasting with much warmer coastal daytime highs.
- Mumbai’s air quality shows overall moderate readings around 120–126 AQI on Sunday, after Saturday hotspots ranged from severe to hazardous on AQI.in, prompting health cautions for vulnerable groups.