MUMBAI: While August recorded only 53% of its required rain for the month in Mumbai, heavy rain activity is likely to pick pace again from Tuesday, said IMD. A low pressure area is building over Vidarbha which is expected to move westward, bringing heavy showers at isolated places in city, while parts of Thane, Raigad and Palghar may see more intense rainfall with an orange alert in place.
Shubhangi Bhute, scientist at IMD Mumbai, said that in the coming 3-4 days, Maharashtra is expected to see increased rainfall activity with extremely heavy rain also likely at some places. “In Konkan, parts of Thane, Palghar, Raigad and Mumbai could see heavy rain activity,” she said. Mumbai recorded only 289.4mm rain in August this year as against the average of 546.2mm that the month records normally. This is only 53% of the required rainfall for August. On the contrary, the months of June and July recorded rain in excess.
For August 31 and September 1, the IMD has issued a yellow alert for Mumbai, indicating heavy to very heavy rain at isolated places while an orange alert has been issued for Thane and Raigad for August 31. Meanwhile, Palghar has been placed under a yellow alert for Tuesday, and an orange alert has been issued for September 1. The IMD has also forecast that with rains, the maximum and minimum temperatures in the city, hovering around 31 degrees and 26 degrees, respectively, are also likely to see a dip.
