IMD issues 'yellow alert' till May 24, predicts rains and thunderstorm

The Indian Meteorological Department IMD in its its weather bulletin on Wednesday issued a yellow alert for Mumbai till May 24 predicting thunderstorm and rainsIn a district forecast the Regional Meteorological Centre RMC in Mumbai stated that thunderstorm accompanied with lightning heavy rainfall and gusty winds 5060 kmph at isolated places were very likely till May 24A similar alert was also issued for adjoining Thane and Palghar districts of MaharashtraAn orange alert was issued for Thane district in Maharashtra for May 23 It said that heavy to very heavy rainfall and thunderstorm with lightning and gusty winds 5060 kmph at isolated places were very likely on Friday the RMC forecast statedAccording to the RMC Raigad district was also likely to witness similar weather conditions between May 21 and May 23 an orange alert issued for the districtMumbai on Tuesday evening witnessed heavy showers thunderstorms and lightningBetween 8 pm and 11 pm on Tuesday western suburbs of Mumbai received the highest precipitation according to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC officials The island city recorded an average rainfall of 1286 mm while eastern and western suburbs received 1565 mm and 2663 mm rainfall respectively in three hours they saidThe average rainfall recorded in Mumbai in the 24hour period ending 8 am today was 24mm in the city 26mm in the eastern suburbs and 40mm in the western suburbs The IMD forecasts heavy rainfall activity for the next 45 daysMeanwhile In a nowcast warning issued at 8 pm on May 21 the IMD Mumbai said that the Jalgaon district in Maharashtra was likely to experience thunderstorm accompanied by lightning along with light rainfall and gusty winds at isolated places during next 34 hoursTake precautions while moving out the IMD Mumbai advised the citizensThe IMD has forecast increased rainfall across Mumbai and surrounding areas until May 24 as weather conditions remain unstable due to a likely cyclonic circulation forming over the eastcentral Arabian SeaA lowpressure area is expected to form over the Arabian Sea around May 22 which may intensify and move northwards in the following daysIMD Mumbai officials had earlier stated that rainfall intensity in Mumbai and nearby regions including south Konkan and southcentral Maharashtra is expected to increase between May 21 and 24Following the weather alert Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday urged the fishermen to stay alert sighting IMDs rough weather warning for the next four daysIn a post on X CM Fadnavis wrote The India Meteorological Department IMD has warned of a possible lowpressure area forming over the eastcentral Arabian Sea near the Maharashtra and Goa coasts starting 21 May It may intensify and move northward by 24 May leading to rough sea conditions especially near the western coastlineHe stated that while it is not expected to directly threaten the Maharashtra coast strong winds and rough seas are likely to impact areas near Raigad Ratnagiri Mumbai and Palghar districts in Maharashtra between May 22 and May 24atOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params