The weather department has predicted cloudy sky with moderate rain/thundershowers in Mumbai and suburbs. There is possibility of heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places.
Water logging at Gandhi Market in Kings Circle, Mumbai. Pics/Pradeep Dhivar.
As monsoon arrived in Mumbai on Wednesday, the city and neighbouring areas received heavy rainfall and water logging was witnessed in several parts of the city.
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Mumbai has been witnessing rains from Tuesday morning, but the India Meteorological Department (IMD) termed them as pre-monsoon showers.
#MumbaiRainsWithMidday | #MumbaiRains
— Mid Day (@mid_day) June 9, 2021
Heavy rainfall in #Mumbai as monsoon advances over Maharashtra.
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— Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) June 9, 2021
On Wednesday, IMD said that the monsoon has arrived in Mumbai. “Normal arrival date is 10th June every year, so it has arrived prior to the average arrival date,” Dr Jayanta Sarkar, deputy director-general (DDG), IMD, Mumbai, said.
Rainfall recorded (from 0830 hours IST of yesterday to 0530 hours IST of Today) over Mumbai (in mm)
— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) June 9, 2021
Colaba: 65.4
Santacruz: 50.4
The weather department has predicted cloudy sky with moderate rain/thundershowers in Mumbai and suburbs. There is a possibility of heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places.
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IMD’s head SID, Climate Research & Services at Pune, KS Hosalikar, tweeted that heavy rainfall warnings have been issued over west coast by the IMD.
Mumbai & aroubd areas recd wide spread hvy rains in last 24hrs seen here in fig2; Belapur 150mm+.Latest satellite image looks vry promising with dense cloudings ovr west coast with Mumbai,Thane too.Hvy RF warnings r already issued ovr west coast by IMD.
— K S Hosalikar (@Hosalikar_KS) June 9, 2021
आजMumbai 🌧Onset could be! pic.twitter.com/mA1wYMflpu
On Tuesday, Mumbai received showers ranging between 20 mm to 40 mm in Colaba, Mahalaxmi and parts of Dadar area, while some weather stations in north Mumbai including Chincholi, Borivali and Dahisar received around 60 mm of rainfall in the first half of the day.
The IMD said in an afternoon forecast that thunderstorms accompanied with lightening or gusty winds and very heavy rain were very likely at isolated places in Mumbai, Raigad, Thane, Palghar, Pune, Nashik and some parts of Marathwada in central Maharashtra.
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