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After heatwave, Maharashtra braces for unseasonal rain and thundershowers: IMD
Updated On: 19 March, 2026 09:07 AM IST | Mumbai | Eeshanpriya MS
After hot weather last week, Mumbai and rest of the state likely to see light downpour till Friday due to trough from Gulf of Mannar to Karnataka

Visitors spend time at Marine Drive on March 17. PIC/ASHISH RAJE
After Mumbai saw unprecedented hot weather last week, when temperatures touched 40 degrees C, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has indicated unseasonal rainfall for Mumbai and its neighbouring districts for Wednesday and Thursday, with a yellow alert for Raigad, Ratnagiri, and Sindhudurg.
While a green alert has been issued for Mumbai with the possibility of light rain and thundershowers, the IMD has issued a rainfall alert for all 36 districts of Maharashtra, with an orange alert for Pune, Kolhapur, Satara, Sangli, Solapur, Parbhani, Beed, Hingoli, Nanded, Latur, and Dharashiv.

