Mumbai weather update: Moderate rainfall with possibility of heavy spells likely in city and suburbs today

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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday predicted 'heavy spells of rain' in Mumbai and its suburbs.

For Thursday, the IMD has issued a 'yellow' alert for Mumbai, predicting heavy rainfall at isolated places.

"Moderate rainfall likely in city and suburbs today, with a possibility of heavy rainfall at isolated places," said Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said on Thursday.

A high tide of about 4.87 metres is expected to hit Mumbai at 1.41 pm today, stated Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The civic body also said that a low tide of about 1.05 metres is expected at 7.23 pm today.

The island city, eastern and western suburbs received an average rainfall of 1.39 mm, 2.68 mm and 2.93 mm respectively in 24 hours ending at 8 am, the civic body's data showed.

Meanwhile, heavy rainfall was experienced in several parts of Odisha on Wednesday. Locals were seen catching fish at the inundated National Highway 57 in the Boudh area after ponds of the fisheries department got flooded following heavy and continuous rainfall.

While speaking to news agency ANI, IMD scientist HR Biswas said, "Rainfall to continue during the next 24 hours. Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely over West Odisha districts. Coastal districts will see moderate rainfall. Heavy to very rainfall is likely to occur in several districts including Sundargarh, Sambalpur."

Meanwhile, locals caught fish at the inundated National Highway 57 in the Boudh area after ponds of the fisheries department got flooded following heavy and continuous rainfall, reported ANI.

"Around two tonnes of fish washed away due to heavy rainfall. There is a loss of about Rs 9 lakhs," Lipsa Pattnaik, District Fisheries Officer - Boudh, told ANI.

Earlier, The regional centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday said that a well-marked low-pressure area over central parts of the north Bay of Bengal concentrated into a depression and laying centred, is likely to intensify further into a Deep depression.

It said that it is likely to move northwestward and cross the Bangladesh coast near Khepupara around the evening of today. Thereafter, it is very likely to move west-northwestward across Gangetic West Bengal during the subsequent 24 hours.

(With inputs from ANI)