IMD has forecast showers along with thunderstorms for the next few days starting Friday covering coastal parts of Maharashtra.
Light rain at Thakur Village in Kandivli. Pic/Satej Shinde
Mumbai and its adjoining areas received light rainfall on Friday morning.
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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast showers along with thunderstorms for the next few days starting Friday covering coastal parts of Maharashtra, Kolhapur, Pune, and parts of Marathwada and Chandrapur.
"Generally cloudy sky with possibility of light rain/drizzle," said IMD.
KS Hosalikar, deputy director-general of western region, IMD, said light to moderate rains were reported in isolated places in Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, Pune, Satara, and Sindhudurg in the last 24 hours.
8Jan, Light to mod rains reported in isol places in Mumbai, Thane Raigad Pune Satara Sindudurg Klp few more places in last 24 hrs.
— K S Hosalikar (@Hosalikar_KS) January 8, 2021
Boriwali Mahalaxmi Thane Dombivali Kurla few more places isolated light to mod rf reported.Mumbai around today morning cloudy light rains. Today 🌧⛅ pic.twitter.com/qOB7sBnxB2
12.40 night updates.
— K S Hosalikar (@Hosalikar_KS) January 7, 2021
IMD WRF model guidance for RF on 8 Jan indicates,there could be continued of RF activity ovr parts of Maharashtra likely towards N Madhya Mah, adjoining Marathwada & parts of Konkan.
Mumbai Thane cloudy sky with likely light/mod 🌧.
TC for change of weather. pic.twitter.com/geFwID6wGO
Cloud movements picked up with satellite image animation for last couple of hrs.
— K S Hosalikar (@Hosalikar_KS) January 7, 2021
We can see cloud layer moving over N Konkan including Mumbai Thane ...
Mumbai reported few mod showers in past 2 hrs.
TC pic.twitter.com/hcf85hDfV8
On Thursday, the air quality index of Mumbai surged, surpassing New Delhi, due to cloudy conditions, said a met official.
The air quality index for Mumbai was 313 compared to Delhi’s 239, said the official.
The next 48 to 72 hours are crucial as these areas may receive thunderstorms and showers which may affect rabi crops as well as mango production in the coastal region, the official further said.
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