Mumbai weather update: Moderate rainfall likely in city and suburbs today

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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday predicted 'moderate spells of rain' in Mumbai and its suburbs.

For Wednesday, the IMD has issued a 'yellow' alert for Mumbai, predicting heavy rainfall at isolated places.

"Moderate rainfall is likely in city and suburbs with the possibility of occasional intense spells," said Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said on Wednesday.

A high tide of about 4.76 metres is expected to hit Mumbai at 12.30 pm today, stated Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The civic body also said that a low tide of about 1.33 metres is expected at 6.38 pm today.

The island city, eastern and western suburbs received an average rainfall of 5.57 mm, 6.66 mm and 2.35 mm respectively in 24 hours ending at 8 am, the civic body's data showed.

Meanwhile, The IMD predicted heavy rainfall in several parts of Odisha for the next two days and also issued an advisory to fishermen not to venture into the sea, said an IMD official on Wednesday.

While speaking to ANI, IMD scientist HR Biswas said, "Several districts are likely to receive extremely heavy rainfall in the next 2 days. In the next 24 hours, heavy rainfall is likely in North Odisha districts and other districts. Fishermen have been warned not to venture into the sea."

The regional centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday said that a well-marked low-pressure area over central parts of the north Bay of Bengal concentrated into a depression and laying centred, is likely to intensify further into a Deep depression.

It said that it is likely to move northwestward and cross the Bangladesh coast near Khepupara around the evening of today. Thereafter, it is very likely to move west-northwestward across Gangetic West Bengal during the subsequent 24 hours.

According to Amaravati Meteorological Centre Director, Samuel Stella, "Yesterday's well-marked low-pressure area over central parts of the North Bay of Bengal concentrated into a depression and lay centred at 0530 hours IST today, August 1, 2023, over the northeast Bay of Bengal near latitude 20.5°N and longitude 91.5°E, about 200 km southeast of Khepupara (Bangladesh) and 430 km east-southeast of Digha (West Bengal)," reported ANI.

"It is likely to intensify further into a Deep depression, move northwestward, and cross the Bangladesh coast near Khepupara around the evening of today, the 1st of August. Thereafter, it is very likely to move west-northwestward across Gangetic West Bengal during the subsequent 24 hours," Samuel Stella said, reported ANI.

(With inputs from ANI)