Mumbai witnessed heavy downpour on Wednesday this week bringing the city to a standstill once again as roadways and the city’s railway network was affected. It has only got worse since. The monsoon season has been erratic this year for the city, which saw a slump in August and has now returned this week, but for how long? The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has been sharing regular live updates, but the city also boasts of a citizen weatherman helping people in times of need. Rushikesh Agre, popularly known as Mumbai Rains, shares live updates on his social media accounts @rushikesh_agre_ on X (formerly Twitter) and @india_weatherman on Instagram.

As we speak, Agre has put as many as 10 updates in the last 24 hours on Instagram to inform people about Mumbai’s current weather. The Mumbaikar has predicted ‘High Alert in Mumbai city and suburbs between 3 to 5 pm, and that major waterlogging is likely’ for this evening. The update is also supported with technical information that is broken down by him. It is not difficult but in fact easy to understand along with weather diagrams. While the accuracy of the updates may depend from time to time, the Mumbaikar has been consistently doing this since 2019 for the love of the weather. He has now amassed over 70,000 followers on Twitter, and over 8167 followers on Instagram – all of whom depend on him daily for Mumbai rain updates, especially when the situation gets worse like it has in this week.