Additional Municipal Commissioner for the BMC Manisha Mhaiskar today announced that the civic body had advised the closure of schools in the city by 1 pm and city offices by 2 pm because of the deteriorating weather conditions.

"The city will experience winds of a maximum speed of 90 kmph from afternoon to late evening. We have decided to advise schools to close down following a meeting at Mantrayala with the Chief Secretary," said Mhaiskar.