Rainfall activity intensified across parts of Mumbai on Thursday morning, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue a yellow alert for Mumbai, Thane and Raigad districts. The weather agency has also forecast continued wet conditions across Maharashtra over the coming days.
According to the IMD’s nowcast warning, light to moderate rainfall is likely at isolated places in Mumbai, Thane and Raigad. Residents have been advised to take necessary precautions amid the ongoing weather conditions.
The IMD said the Southwest Monsoon has advanced further into parts of the northeast Arabian Sea, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, the remaining parts of Maharashtra, and additional areas of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand as of June 24.
The weather department noted that conditions remain favourable for the monsoon to advance further into more parts of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh over the next few days.
In its latest forecast for western India, the IMD said fairly widespread to widespread rainfall is likely over Konkan and Goa from June 24 to June 30. Madhya Maharashtra is expected to receive widespread rainfall on June 24 and again between June 26 and 27, while Marathawada is likely to witness similar conditions from June 24 to 26.
The department has forecast isolated heavy rainfall over Konkan and Goa during June 25-26 and June 28-30, with very heavy rainfall likely at some places on June 27. Madhya Maharashtra may also experience heavy rainfall between June 25 and 27 and again on June 30.
According to the IMD, isolated thunderstorms accompanied by lightning are likely over Konkan and Goa through June 28. Parts of Madhya Maharashtra and Marathawada may witness thunderstorms, gusty winds and thundersqualls during the forecast period, with wind speeds reaching up to 70 kmph.
(With ANI inputs)
