Mumbai rains: Heavy rain in city to subside from today

Heavy rain at CSMT in Mumbai, on Wednesday. Pic/Atul Kamble

Meteorologists, after two days of continuous rainfall, predict a slowdown in the intensity of rain in Mumbai and surrounding areas from Thursday.

On Wednesday, Mumbai, Thane, and Palghar experienced heavy downpours, resulting in waterlogging. Local train services were affected between Badlapur and Ambernath in Thane district due to waterlogging on railway tracks after heavy rain. The tracks between Badlapur and Ambernath stations were inundated at 10.30 am, leading to their closure as a safety precautionary measure.

The weather bureau has issued an Orange alert for Mumbai and Thane on July 19, while neighbouring Palghar, Raigad, Pune, and Satara are under a red alert for extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places. On July 20, Thane, Palghar, Raigad, and Ratnagiri are under an orange alert, while Mumbai has a yellow alert.

Climatologist Rajesh Kapadia explained the weather systems, attributing the heavy rain in the North Konkan to the formation of an upper air circulation due to wind shear. He expects the system to fizzle out in the next 24-36 hours, reducing rain intensity over Mumbai by Thursday.