Mumbai: Spells of rain likely to continue till this weekend

People take refuge under a tree during a shower, on Tulsi Pipe Road flyover in Lower Parel on Wednesday. Pic/Ashish Raje

Rain lashed the city and adjoining areas on Wednesday. Meteorologists attributed this to the delayed withdrawal of the southwest monsoon. They also predicted that spells of rainfall will continue till the weekend.

Rainfall after September 30 is considered unseasonal. However, this year, India Meteorological Department's Santacruz observatory, representative of the suburbs, recorded 117.7 mm rain from October 1 to the morning of October 12. During the same period, the Colaba observatory, representative of south Mumbai, recorded 173 mm rain.

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As per the IMD, light to moderate rain and thundershowers are likely to occur in several areas in the South Konkan, Goa, North Konkan and North Madhya Maharashtra on Thursday. Light rain or thundershowers are likely to occur at isolated places in North Madhya Maharashtra and Marathwada.

The weather bureau also warned of thunderstorms accompanied by lightning, light to moderate rain and gusty winds at isolated places in Konkan-Goa, Madhya Maharashtra and the Marathwada belt.

An expert from Skymet Weather, a private weather forecasting agency, said, "The capital city remains in queue for the commencement of the withdrawal of the southwest monsoon. The city has overshot the expected date of October 8 and the withdrawal is expected to be delayed by a week. The extended session of the monsoon is favouring a few spells of rain lasting till the weekend."

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Rain recorded at Colaba observatory in Oct (till Oct 12)