Overview
- As per the government’s SAMEER app, Mumbai’s overall AQI stood at 65 on Sunday morning, placing the city in the satisfactory range.
- AQI.in reported a higher city aggregate of 103 in the poor category, with severe hotspots at Wadala Truck Terminal (320), Kammanwar Nagar (318) and Wadala West (306).
- Other pockets also worsened, with Louis Wadi at 280 and Mirashi at 240, while several sites such as Gamdevi (17) and Parsee Colony (38) logged good air.
- The India Meteorological Department forecast mainly clear skies with temperatures between 22°C and 32°C for March 1.
- Two days earlier, CPCB data showed a marked respite with a city AQI of 58, the best since November 2025, which experts linked to strong sea winds during a La Niña-to-El Niño transition.