Due to the strengthening of westerly winds, Maharashtra is expected to experience increased rainfall activity over the next five days. The weather department has issued an orange alert for Thane and Raigad districts on Tuesday and Wednesday. Mumbaikars can expect thunderstorms with lightning, heavy rain, and gusty winds of 40-50 kmph at isolated places on Sunday. On Saturday, the city was overcast and humid, with Colaba recording 2 mm of rainfall and Santacruz recording 9 mm till 8:30 am. Thane recorded 42 mm of rainfall by Saturday morning.
Across the state, Sindhudurg is under a red alert for extremely high rainfall, while Pune, Kolhapur, and Satara districts have been put on an orange alert starting next Tuesday. Weather officials predict heavy (64.5-115.5 mm) to very heavy (115.6-204.4 mm) rainfall in Thane on Tuesday and Wednesday. Raigad is expected to see heavy to very heavy rains from Monday through Wednesday. Mumbai has been issued a yellow alert, with isolated heavy rainfall expected from Monday to Wednesday.
In recent publications, it was reported:
- IMD issues yellow alert for Mumbai, Thane and Raigad due to heavy rainfall:The IMD has issued a yellow alert for Mumbai, Thane, and Raigad. Abhijit Modak from Konkan weather blog predicts increased rain activity after June 24. Mumbai’s day temperatures remain high due to the absence of heavy rain since June 9, with passing showers likely on June 19-20 and moderate rain expected from Thursday to Saturday.
- IMD issues orange alert for heavy rainfall in Karnataka districts: The southwest monsoon has covered the state, but rainfall in Western Ghats districts, affecting Cauvery river catchment areas, is below average.
- Kerala to get heavy rains this weekend, IMD issues Red alert: The IMD has issued a red alert for Kerala and Mahe due to heavy rainfall expected this weekend.
