IMD predicts light to moderate rainfall in Thane, Mumbai and Palghar till June 1

The Indian Meteorological Department on Thursday predicted thunderstorm accompanied with lightning and light to moderate rainfall for Mumbai Palghar and Thane till June The Met department also said that these regions will experience gusty winds with speed ranging from 40kmph to 50kmphA yellow alert has been issued for the next five days in Mumbai Thane Palghar Nagpur Pune Beed and other districts of MaharashtraThe IMD has issued red alert for Kolhapur and Sindhudurg where heavy to very heavy rainfall is predicted at isolated places in ghat areas on June 9 and 10As per a PTI report southwest monsoon reached Maharashtra on Thursday bringing respite to the state where many parts have been reeling under scorching heat and severe water shortageIndia Meteorological Department IMD scientist Sunil Kamble said the monsoon has reached Sindhudurg district in south Konkan and Sangli and Kolhapur in western MaharashtraIt is likely to reach Mumbai between June 9 and 10 he added 4050 mdash Regional Meteorological CenterMumbai RMC_Mumbai June 6 2024Mumbai weather update City receives seasons first premonsoon showersSeveral parts of Mumbai received the first premonsoon showers of the season on Wednesday morning bringing some respite to residents from the scorching heat and humidity Heres the latest Mumbai weather updateMumbaikars woke up to a cloudy morning and some parts of the city later started receiving light rains from around 7 amPartly CloudyThe India Meteorological Department IMD in its Mumbai weather update has predicted partly cloudy sky on WednesdayThe maximum temperature is likely to settle at 35 degrees Celsius and minimum temperature will be recorded at 29 degrees CelsiusMany parts of the city like Dadar Kandivali Magathane Oshiwara Wadala Ghatkopar witnessed showers in the range of 4 mm to 26 mm between 7 am and 8 amSome parts of central and south Mumbai also received light rainTraffic normalAccording to officials road traffic and trains services were running normal in the city Monsoon usually arrives in Mumbai in the second week of JuneLast month Mumbai witnessed unseasonal rain with gusty winds during which a hoarding collapsed in Ghatkopar area claiming several livesEl Nino endingThe 202324 ElNino event which drove recordbreaking temperatures and extreme weather around the world is predicted to transition to LaNina conditions later this year according to a new update from the World Meteorological Organization WMOThe world experienced the warmest April ever and the 11th consecutive month of recordhigh temperatures this year Seasurface temperatures have been recordhigh for the last 13 months according to the WMOThe WMO said this is happening due to the naturallyoccurring El Nino unusual warming of waters in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean and the additional energy trapped in the atmosphere and ocean by greenhouse gases from human activitiesAmid a prevailing but weakening El Nino millions of people in South Asia including India and Pakistan endured brutal heat in April and MayThe latest forecasts from the WMO Global Producing Centres of LongRange Forecasts give equal chances 50 per cent to either neutral conditions or a transition to La Nina during JuneAugust