The Regional Meteorological Centre, Mumbai, on Monday, April 24, in its "District Forecast and Warnings" said that parts of Maharashtra, including Mumbai are very likely to receive rain, hail, and thunderstorms in the coming five days, April 24–28.

According to the forecast, the districts—Palghar, Thane, Mumbai, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhidurg, Dhule, Nandurbar, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Sangli, Sholapur, Latur, Akola, Gadchiroli, and Yavatmal—are very likely to receive what the meteorological centre stated as "thunderstorms accompanied with lightning, light to moderate rain, and gusty winds (30-40 kmph) at isolated places."