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IN PICS: Island City bakes under intense heat, hangout spots wear deserted look

Updated On: 18 March, 2026 11:12 PM IST | Divya Nair

Parts of Maharashtra continued to experience hot weather on Wednesday, with interior districts such as Beed, Solapur, Jeur, and Osmanabad recording highs above 37 degrees Celsius. Coastal regions, including Mumbai, Alibag, and Dahanu, remained humid but relatively stable. Here are visuals of deserted hangout spots in Mumbai, captured by mid-day.com photographer ASHISH RAJE

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Parts of Maharashtra continued to experience hot weather on Wednesday, with interior districts such as Beed, Solapur, Jeur, and Osmanabad recording highs above 37 degrees Celsius. Coastal regions, including Mumbai, Alibag, and Dahanu, remained humid but relatively stable. Here are visuals of deserted hangout spots in Mumbai, captured by mid-day.com photographer ASHISH RAJE

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Parts of Maharashtra continued to experience hot weather on Wednesday, with interior districts such as Beed, Solapur, Jeur, and Osmanabad recording highs above 37 degrees Celsius. Coastal regions, including Mumbai, Alibag, and Dahanu, remained humid but relatively stable. Here are visuals of deserted hangout spots in Mumbai, captured by mid-day.com photographer ASHISH RAJE
<p>Visitors at Marine Drive take shelter under a tree amid the blazing heat</p>

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Visitors at Marine Drive take shelter under a tree amid the blazing heat

<p>Even as Mumbai reels under intense heat, the India Meteorological Department on Wednesday issued a yellow alert for Latur, Nanded, Hingoli, Beed, Parbhani, and Dharashiv, warning of thunderstorms, lightning, and light to moderate rainfall</p>

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Even as Mumbai reels under intense heat, the India Meteorological Department on Wednesday issued a yellow alert for Latur, Nanded, Hingoli, Beed, Parbhani, and Dharashiv, warning of thunderstorms, lightning, and light to moderate rainfall

<p><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">The </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">weather </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">bureau </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">has </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">predicted </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">maximum </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">and </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">minimum </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">temperatures </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">in </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">Mumbai </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">to </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">hover </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">around </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">32 </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">and </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">22 </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">degrees </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">Celsius </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">over </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">the </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">next </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">24 </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">hours</span></p>

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The weather bureau has predicted maximum and minimum temperatures in Mumbai to hover around 32 and 22 degrees Celsius over the next 24 hours

<p>On Wednesday, Mumbai's Colaba station, which is representative of the Island City, recorded a maximum temperature of 32.4 degrees Celsius while the Santacruz station recorded 31.1 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperatures stood at 22.6 degrees Celsius and 21.3 degrees Celsius, respectively</p>

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On Wednesday, Mumbai's Colaba station, which is representative of the Island City, recorded a maximum temperature of 32.4 degrees Celsius while the Santacruz station recorded 31.1 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperatures stood at 22.6 degrees Celsius and 21.3 degrees Celsius, respectively

<p><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">People </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">take </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">shelter </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">near </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">a </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">fan </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">at </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">a </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">makeshift </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">spot </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">to </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">beat </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">the </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">afternoon </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">heat </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">at </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">Mumbai&rsquo;s </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">Chowpatty </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">on </span><span class="BZ_Pyq_fadeIn">Wednesday.</span></p>

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People take shelter near a fan at a makeshift spot to beat the afternoon heat at Mumbai’s Chowpatty on Wednesday.

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