IMD issues thunderstorm warning across Mumbai, Thane and Palghar

The India Meteorological Department IMD has forecast a rainy and stormy week across several parts of Maharashtra including Mumbai and its nearby districtsA yellow alert has been issued for Mumbai Thane Raigad and Palghar on Tuesday and Wednesday warning of moderate rain thunderstorms and gusty windsAccording to the IMDrsquos weekly forecast Mumbai is likely to receive light rain by Monday afternoon providing some respite from the intense heat The maximum temperature is expected to be around 33 degrees Celsius while the minimum may stay close to 26 degrees CelsiusFrom Tuesday onwards the weather is expected to intensify with thunderstorms light to moderate rain and winds reaching speeds of 30 to 40 kilometres per hour The weather is expected to ease slightly by Thursday and Friday with cloudy skies and occasional drizzleRain warnings issued across the stateThe IMD has issued an orange alert for Chandrapur and Gadchiroli in Vidarbha while yellow alerts are in place for several other areas including Pune Nashik Jalgaon Satara Thane Palghar and parts of Central Maharashtra and MarathwadaThis change in weather is being influenced by a western disturbance currently active over northern India affecting Himachal Pradesh Uttarakhand and Delhi which is now causing ripple effects in southern and western parts of the countryWidespread rain accompanied by thunderstorms is expected across much of Maharashtra on May 5 This includes Konkan Central Maharashtra Marathwada and Vidarbha On May 6 rainfall is likely to continue in places such as Satara Pune Nashik Ahmednagar Jalgaon and eastern districts including Beed Jalna and Chhatrapati SambhajinagarBy May 7 most of Konkan Central and Northern Maharashtra will continue to receive rain while Vidarbha is expected to remain mostly dryThough the rain will bring muchneeded relief from the high temperatures recently hovering between 40 and 45 degrees Celsius in parts of Central Maharashtra and Marathwada IMD has urged residents to stay cautious especially during thunderstorms and gusty windsMeanwhile IMD has issued an orange alert for Uttar Pradesh Himachal Pradesh Punjab Haryana Bihar Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh and Telangana for MondayIn Telangana heavy rainfall and strong winds hit the Siddipet district of the state leading to the partial collapse of a toll plaza roof in Duddeda under the Siddipet Police Station limitsAccording to the police the roof layer of the toll plaza gave way due to the force of the wind There were no vehicles at the toll plaza when the roof collapsed a police officer saidNo casualties were reportedIn addition to the toll plaza damage several trees were uprooted in different parts of Siddipet due to the stormy weatherAn orange alert has been issued by the IMD in several parts of Telangana These districts including Adilabad Nizamabad Jagtial Hanamkonda Nirmal Nalgonda Suryapet J Bhupalpally and Peddapalle are likely to experience thunderstorms followed by lightning Also the weather severe warning for some of these districts continues till May 7With inputs from PTIatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params