Rainfall activity to remain subdued in Mumbai from Saturday: IMD

A commuter braves the rain at Kurla station on Tuesday. Pic/Sayyed Sameer Abedi

Mumbai is expected to receive light to moderate rainfall, accompanied by gusty winds, over the next 48 hours, but then onwards rainfall activity will reduce and remain subdued till the end of August.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the gusty winds that will blow over the city for the next two days will be due to the formation of a low-pressure area over Madhya Pradesh. It will also be responsible for intermittent light to moderate rain. "Spells of rain are expected in Mumbai as well," said an IMD official, adding that there is no alert for heavy rainfall.

"There is likely to be subdued rainfall activity in the state for all of this month. It is likely to be below normal as per the monthly forecast issued by IMD," said the official. "From Friday onwards, there will be a reduction in rainfall in the rest of the state since the weather system that has formed will weaken. The low-pressure area over Madhya Pradesh will move away and weaken and the monsoon trough is likely to shift to the foothills of the Himalayas. There will be a considerable reduction (as compared to July) in the amount of rainfall received by Central Maharashtra, Marathwada and Vidarbha."

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The official further pointed out that although interior Maharashtra would see a decrease in rainfall activity this month, the Konkan coast will continue to receive rainfall. "Konkan is likely to receive rainfall, but it will not be in excess of what it received in July. In the fourth week of August, rainfall activity is expected to increase again because it will be the revival of monsoon and the monsoon trough will shift southwards."

"There will be light and only a few spells of rain. This will also affect the temperature and humidity levels in the city. The temperature is likely to rise and discomfort will increase because the humidity level will not drop below 80 per cent."