Mumbai experienced a noticeable drop in temperatures on Monday, December 8, 2025<\/strong>, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD)<\/strong> reporting a minimum of 18.4\u00b0C at Santacruz<\/strong>. This marks the lowest reading since December 4 and signals the onset of a colder spell in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n IMD officials explained that strong, persistent northerly winds<\/strong> are pushing cold air into Mumbai, contributing to the temperature drop. Officials predict that the chill will continue until December 13<\/strong>, with minimum temperatures possibly falling to around 16\u00b0C<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A senior IMD official noted, \u201cBecause of these strong northerly winds, the city is seeing a fall in minimum temperatures. This pattern is likely to continue over the next week.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Monday\u2019s minimum at Santacruz was 0.4\u00b0C below normal<\/strong>, while Colaba recorded temperatures slightly above normal. After a period of warmer nights around 20\u201321\u00b0C<\/strong> following December 4, the city is now returning to cooler-than-normal conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Between December 1 and 4<\/strong>, Santacruz had reported minimum temperatures ranging from 15.7\u00b0C to 18\u00b0C<\/strong>, marking the start of the current winter trend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The IMD has indicated that interior Maharashtra<\/strong> may also experience cold wave\u2013like conditions<\/strong> if the current northerly wind pattern persists. Officials are monitoring the situation and will provide updates as more data comes in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Residents are advised to take precautions against the cold<\/strong>, particularly during early mornings and late nights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n IMD emphasizes that this is a temporary cold spell<\/strong>, but residents should stay prepared and keep updated with daily forecasts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mumbai is experiencing its first significant winter chill of the season, with minimum temperatures dropping below normal<\/strong> due to strong northerly winds<\/strong>. The cold trend is expected to last until December 13<\/strong>, with interior Maharashtra possibly seeing cold wave\u2013like conditions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Mumbai Shivers as Minimum Temperature Dips to 18.4\u00b0C Mumbai experienced a noticeable drop in temperatures on Monday, December 8, 2025, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) reporting a minimum of 18.4\u00b0C at Santacruz. This marks the lowest reading since December 4 and signals the onset of a colder spell in the city. Northerly Winds Drive […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3894,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[1645,1646,1647,1644,1047],"class_list":["post-3893","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","tag-december-2025-cold-wave","tag-imd-forecast-mumbai","tag-maharashtra-cold-weather","tag-mumbai-temperature-drop","tag-mumbai-weather"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebombaydurpun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3893","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebombaydurpun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebombaydurpun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebombaydurpun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebombaydurpun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3893"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thebombaydurpun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3893\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3895,"href":"https:\/\/thebombaydurpun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3893\/revisions\/3895"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebombaydurpun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebombaydurpun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3893"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebombaydurpun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3893"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebombaydurpun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\n\n\n\nCold Wave Warning for Interior Maharashtra<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nWhat Residents Can Expect<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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