IMD says hot and humid weather to continue for Mumbaikars, agency has not issued severe weather warnings for Maharashtra for the next five days
The state has been seeing subdued rain for the past two weeks. File pic
The monsoon has entered a break phase across the country and there is little chance of a revival till July 7. It appears that Mumbaikars will have to put up with the discomfort of high humidity and temperatures for at least another week. Rainfall activity, however, is likely to pick up after the first week of July said the IMD. There are also no severe weather warnings for the state for the next five days.
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Maharashtra has been seeing a subdued rainfall pattern for the last two weeks, albeit accompanied by thunderstorms and moderate rainfall spells in some regions. This has led to an increase in temperature and humidity, causing mild discomfort to Mumbaikars.
On Wednesday, the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) Colaba observatory recorded the temperature at 31.5°C while its Santacruz observatory recorded it at 32.4°C. “The humidity recorded at Colaba is 90 per cent and at Santacruz, it is 89 per cent,” said an IMD official. “When it is not raining during the monsoon season, the humidity is usually above 85 per cent. If it is raining, then the atmosphere gets saturated and the humidity can cross 90 per cent and also reach a 100 per cent level in some cases when there is continuous rainfall.”
The official further explained: “The increase in temperature and humidity is due to the outgoing longwave radiation which penetrates the atmosphere at the highest level, causing temperatures to rise. This trend is further expected to continue in the coming days.”
Lull in state’s interiors
The city and suburbs will see light to moderate rainfall, but there will be a lull in the interiors of Maharashtra, Madhya Maharashtra and Marathawada. These places will not see much rainfall activity. IMD had predicted in the first week of June that there will be lesser rainfall in these regions as compared to Konkan and Vidarbha, for all of June.
The official said that as per the extended rain forecast, Konkan region (of which Mumbai is a part) is likely to receive light to moderate rainfall in the first week of July.
The official added, “On June 10, IMD’s Santacruz observatory recorded 231 mm of rainfall. On June 11 and 12, the observatory recorded 107.4 mm and 107 mm. This was the maximum rainfall that the city has received for the month of June.”
On Wednesday, IMD also predicted the possibility of moderate thunderstorms in the ghats of Maharashtra.
32.4°c
Temperature recorded at Santacruz on Wednesday
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