The remnant of the cyclone re-emerged as a depression off Karnataka coast, influencing the weather till the weekend.

MUMBAI: Four days after the city recorded the second coldest Nov night in a decade at 16.5°C – which also marked the arrival of winter – the minimum temperature rose to 24°C on Tuesday.
The surge was accompanied by overcast skies all through the day. Weather experts attributed the change to cyclone Fengal, which made landfall in Tamil Nadu over the weekend.

They said the cyclone brought moisture to Mumbai and Maharashtra, altering the wind pattern from chilly, dry northerlies to humid east-southeasterlies.
The minimum temperature is expected to drop from Dec 8. Tuesday’s 24°C at Santacruz observatory was 4° above normal, while the Colaba station recorded 24.5°C, 2° above normal. On Monday, Santacruz logged 20.6°C.

Rain & thunderstorms likely in southwest Maha, Konkan

Cyclone Fengal has pushed plenty of moisture over Mumbai and Maharashtra and has also changed the wind direction to east-southeasterly,” said weather enthusiast Athreya Shetty. “Thus, we’ve seen an increase in humidity and cloudy weather that keeps night temperatures high. The remnant of the cyclone has crossed over and re-emerged in Arabian Sea as a depression off Karnataka coast, which will continue to influence our weather till this weekend.”
Amateur weather forecaster Abhijit Modak said the cy clone transitioned into a well marked low pressure system in the Arabian Sea, positioned off the Mangaluru coast. This led to Mangaluru receiving 156mm of rain in 24 hours on Tuesday, accompanied by thunderstorms.
“The system has brought moist easterly winds over Maharashtra, causing a sharp rise in minimum temperatures,” Modak said. “As the dry northeasterly winds are replaced by the moist southeasterlies, scattered rain or thunderstorms are likely to occur over southwest Maharashtra and along the Konkan coast over the next three days,” he added.