The IMD on Saturday predicted that heavy rains at isolated places were very likely in Mumbai, Thane and Palghar districts of Maharashtra and issued an orange alert for the city.

An orange alert usually warns of heavy rainfall exceeding 64.5 mm in 24 hours

Meanwhile, a red alert was issued for Pune, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Satara and Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra

The IMD has also issued an orange alert for Jalgaon, Ahmednagar, Jalna, Akola, Amravati and Nandurbar districts

A yellow alert was issued for districts in Maharashtra including Bhandara, Buldhana, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli, Gondia, etc

The Met office had earlier on Friday also issued an orange alert forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall in Palghar, Thane, Mumbai, Raigad and Ratnagiri districts of Konkan from August 24

The weather department, in its latest Mumbai weather updates, has predicted a "generally cloudy sky with possibility of heavy to very heavy rainfall in the city and its suburbs" over the next 24 hours

"The IMD has predicted heavy rainfall in some areas of Mumbai city and its suburbs in the next 3-4 hours. Citizens are advised to be cautious," the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said in an SMS alert to citizens on Saturday morning

A high tide of about 4.38 metres is expected to hit Mumbai at 2.56 pm on Saturday, stated Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. The civic body also said a low tide of about 0.58 metres is expected at 9.05 pm on August 24