The city will experience heavy rainfall on Friday and Saturday, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing an severe rainfall Orange alert for the two days.
Mumbai, Thane, and Palghar are a number of the districts in Maharashtra below an orange alert, indicate the possibility of heavy to very heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, and gusty winds, on May 23 and May 24. Meanwhile, Raigad will be under a red alert, indicating extremely heavy rainfall, on Friday.
Severe rainfall Orange alert in Mumbai
The IMD has issued a orange alert, light to moderate rainfall in Mumbai for Sunday, with heavy rains expected simplest at isolated places. In the week finishing May 21, Mumbai and its suburbs logged above-everyday rainfall, per the IMD.
The purpose of this pre-monsoon rain, per the IMD, is the formation of a low-stress system over the east-vital Arabian Sea off the coast of south Konkan and Goa. It is likely to move northwards and intensify similarly right into despair around Friday evening.
Meanwhile, parts of south Mumbai experienced a downpour on Thursday evening, giving a little respite to residents from the summer warmth.
Mercury Levels expected to drop in coming days
On Thursday, the IMD’s issue severe rainfall Orange alert and Santacruz weather station recorded a highest temperature of 33.4 degree Celsius and at the minimum 22.5 degree Celsius. The Colaba station recorded a most daylight hours temperature of 32.6 ranges Celsius, while the minimum average of the night temperature was 24.4 degree Celsius. For the next few days, the mercury levels are anticipated to drop as gusty winds and cloudy skies will convey solution.
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