Maharashtra weather updates: Thunderstorm, heavy rainfall likely in Vidarbha

Parts of Vidarbha in Maharashtra are likely to witness thunderstorms with lightning and heavy rains are likely at isolated places this week the India Meteorological Department IMD said in a weather bulletin on SundayThe weather department said thunderstorms with lightning at one or two places in parts of Vidarbha are likely at isolated places this weekAccording to the bulletin a Yellow alert for July 16 to July 20 was issued for several parts of Vidarbha including Nagpur Wardha Bhandara Gondia Chandrapur Gadchiroli Amravati Akola Yavatmal Buldhana and WashimThunderstorms with lightning and heavy rainfall at isolated places are likely the IMD saidMeanwhile the India Meteorological Department IMD on Sunday predicted moderate spells of rain in Mumbai and its suburbsPossibility of moderate rainfall in Mumbai city and suburbs likely today the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC said on SundayA high tide of about 416 metres is expected to hit Mumbai at 1139 am today stated Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC The civic body also said that a low tide of about 199 metres is expected at 545 pm todayMD has also issued notice for the fisherman community and warned them not to venture out in the sea for the next five days Squally weather with strong wind speeds expected in various sea regions over the next 5 days Take necessary precautions and stay safe out at seaAccording to IMD squally wind speed reaching 4555 kmph gusting to 65 kmph is likely over the Westcentral and Southwest Arabian Sea Gulf of MannarIMD also said Squally wind with wind speed reaching 4045 kmph gusting to 50 kmph likely over North KeralaKarnatakaMaharashtra and Southwest Bay of Bengal off Sri Lanka coastMeanwhile the IMD on Saturday said that a cyclonic circulation is lying over the Northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining north OdishaGangetic West Bengal coastsA cyclonic circulation lies over Northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining north OdishaGangetic West Bengal coasts and extends upto 58 km above mean sea level tilting southwards with height IMD Meteorological Centre Bhubaneswar saidIMD said that the cyclonic circulation is likely to move westnorthwestward across north Odisha and adjoining Gangetic West Bengal and Jharkhand during the next two to three daysIt also mentioned that another fresh cyclonic circulation is likely to form over the Northwest Bay of Bengal around July 18 2023IMD Bhubaneswar Director HR Biswas said that some regions will receive heavy and very heavy rains due to the cyclonic circulationRight now the cyclone circulation is on the northeast Bay of Bengal near coastal Odisha The movement will be across northern Odisha West Bengal and Jharkhand As a result in the next two days there are chances of heavy to very heavy rain Most of the places will have moderate rainfall he saidWith inputs from ANI