A man with an umbrella at Thakur Village in Kandivli during heavy downpour in Mumbai. Pic: Satej Shinde
Mumbai woke up to a rainy morning as several areas of the city and suburbs received heavy rainfall on Friday. Water-logging was also reported from several areas.
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Mumbai will witness a surge in rainfall activities during the weekend as the city and the suburbs may receive heavy to very heavy rainfall in the next 24 hours. According to the private weather agency Skymet, there are high chances for the maximum city to experience heavy rains between the night of July 3 and July 5.
Possibility of 3-digits rainfall is very high over parts of #Mumbai between the night of July 3rd and July 5th.#MumbaiRains #Monsoon2020 #WeatherUpdate @MumbaiRainApp https://t.co/oH8QRCdmjM
— SkymetWeather (@SkymetWeather) July 3, 2020
Skymet also said that the rise in rain activity is due to the presence of a cyclonic circulation over central parts of Konkan and Goa, that will move in towards the northern area along the Maharashtra coast. The movement of the cyclonic circulation and convergence of strong westerly and southwesterly winds over North Konkan and Goa are likely to impact Mumbai with heavy to very heavy downpour on these days.
Cyclonic circulation, which is over central parts of Konkan and Goa, will move in the northern direction along the Maharashtra coast.#MumbaiRains #Monsoon2020 #WeatherUpdate @MumbaiRainApp https://t.co/oH8QRCdmjM
— SkymetWeather (@SkymetWeather) July 3, 2020
The private weather agency also said that rains is likely to continue in Mumbai for the next three to four days after July 5 and the showers will provide some respite from the sultry weather. Even as the intensity of the rains will gradually decrease, the weather will not go completely dry over the city, a report from Skymet Weather said.
Movement of cyclonic circulation and convergence of strong westerly and southwesterly winds over North Konkan & Goa, rain activities will increase significantly over Mumbai and suburbs from today.#MumbaiRains #Monsoon2020 #WeatherUpdate @MumbaiRainApp https://t.co/oH8QRCdmjM
— SkymetWeather (@SkymetWeather) July 3, 2020
Monsoon activity in the past 24 hours
Skymet said that most of the rain activities in Mumbai have been confined to the southern parts of the city for the past three to four days, with Colaba receiving cumulative rainfall of 294mm in this time span. According to the private weather agency, Colaba recorded 58mm of rains in the last 24 hours, whereas the suburbs witnessed light to moderate rain for last week.
During the last 3 to 4 days, rain activities remained confined to the southern suburbs of #Mumbai. The cumulative rainfall over Colaba in the last 4 days is 294 mm.#MumbaiRains #Monsoon2020 #WeatherUpdate https://t.co/oH8QRCdmjM
— SkymetWeather (@SkymetWeather) July 3, 2020
What IMD predicted
According to the Indian Meteorological Department, south Mumbai and the central suburbs experienced isolated heavy rains, while the rest of the city witnessed moderate rains on Thursday night.
Waterlogging at King's Circle near Sion as heavy rain lashes Mumbai and nearby areas. Share the visuals and information from your location using #MumbaiRainsWithMidday and we will retweet them. #MumbaiRains #RainUpdate pic.twitter.com/44J17WYEi2
— Mid Day (@mid_day) July 3, 2020
IMD has forecast heavy to very heavy rain at isolated places for Friday and Saturday for Mumbai, Palghar, and Thane and a red alert warning for Raigad with extremely heavy rain for Saturday. Rainfall is likely to increase on the west coast of Maharashtra and interior of Maharashtra till July 5.
On Wednesday, IMD had issued an orange alert (very heavy rain) for Mumbai for Friday and Saturday, and yellow alert (heavy rain) on Sunday.
Mumbai Police also tweeted a warning for heavy rains the city is likely to witness and advised people to stay indoors and take necessary precautions.
#HeavyRainfallAlert
— Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) July 2, 2020
The @Indiametdept has forecasted ''heavy to very heavy rain at isolated places" for Fri & Sat for Mumbai.
All citizens are advised to remain indoors, not venture out unnecessarily and take necessary precautions.#MumbaiRains
Fishermen are advised not to venture into the sea off the Maharashtra-Goa coast on July 3 and July 4.
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