Private weather agency Skymet said the intensity of the rain is likely to see a rise by July 26 that will further bring down the city temperatures
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Mumbaikars woke up to a wet morning on Thursday and the rains provided much-needed relief from the sultry weather and marginally high temperature. According to the private weather agency Skymet, the maximum city is likely to receive scattered rains in the next 24 hours after experiencing dry weather for the past few days.
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Rain activities are expected to continue on and off over Mumbai and suburbs. There may be scattered rains during the next 24 hours. #MumbaiRains #Monsoon2020 #WeatherUpdate @MumbaiRainApp https://t.co/HY16ZkxNL9
— SkymetWeather (@SkymetWeather) July 23, 2020
In a report, the private weather agency said that the intensity of the rain is likely to see a rise by July 26 and it will further bring down the city temperatures.
Skymet said a cyclonic circulation that has been persistent over the Lakshadweep and adjoining southeast and South-Central Arabian Sea will towards the north.
A cyclonic circulation which is over Lakshadweep and adjoining southeast and South-Central Arabian Sea will move in a northerly direction.#MumbaiRains #Monsoon2020 #WeatherUpdate @MumbaiRainApp https://t.co/HY16ZkxNL9
— SkymetWeather (@SkymetWeather) July 23, 2020
Even as the private weather agency predicted a rise in the intensity of rains by July 26, it said that it will not intensify into heavy rains and will help in bring the temperatures down.
#Mumbai rains are expected to increase on July 25th and 26th, but the intensity will not be very heavy, good enough to bring down the temperatures. #MumbaiRains #Monsoon2020 #WeatherUpdate @MumbaiRainApp https://t.co/HY16ZkxNL9
— SkymetWeather (@SkymetWeather) July 23, 2020
Skymet added that persistent light to moderate rain showering on the city and suburbs will continue for the next four to five days.
#Mumbai weather will become comfortable for the next 2 to 3 days. The weather of Mumbai will not go completely dry for at least the next 4 to 5 days. #MumbaiRains #Monsoon2020 #WeatherUpdate @MumbaiRainApp https://t.co/HY16ZkxNL9
— SkymetWeather (@SkymetWeather) July 23, 2020
Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted moderate rains in the Konkan coast, with a possibility of showers in the interiors of Maharashtra.
Mumbai received light to mod Rains yesterday night. Scz AWS 49, Bandra 24, Ram Mandir 33, Mahalaxmi 14 mm.
— K S Hosalikar (@Hosalikar_KS) July 23, 2020
Thane and NM also recd isolated mod to heavy showers in last 24 Hrs.
Forecast mod rainfall over Konkan and interior of state enhanced rainfall activity likely. pic.twitter.com/LiDqmY99QS
Monsoon activity for the past 24 hours
Even as the intensity of rains has reduced in Mumbai, the city experienced light to moderate rains in the past 24 hours. The Skymet report said that Santacruz observatory recorded 49 mm rains in the past 24 hours.
According to IMD, Vidyavihar received 45mm rains in the last 24 hours. Chembur and Dadar recorded 33mm and 33.2mm rains respectively.
— K S Hosalikar (@Hosalikar_KS) July 23, 2020
The weather department has predicted cloudy skies with moderate rains or thundershowers in city and suburbs. The IMD’s Santacruz observatory recorded a maximum temperature of 32.8 degree Celsius and a minimum temperature of 25.4 degree Celsius. The Colaba observatory recorded a maximum temperature of 32.2 degree Celsius and a minimum temperature of 27.2 degree Celsius.
For more details on Mumbai rains, check out the app Mumbai Rain by Skymet.
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