Mumbai Rains: CSMT-Kalyan train services resumes

On Friday, the Santacruz MET observatory surpassed 2000 mm rainfall mark of the season with a recording of 2036 mm rainfall with an excess of 659.3 mm. The seasonal average for Santacruz observatory stands at 2317.1mm. With the rainy season expected to continue till September, it is highly likely that the average downpour this year will be a new record for the season.

The IMD Mumbai said that more rainfall is expected in the next two-three days in Mumbai and its surrounding areas. In a tweet, the director of IMD Mumbai said that Mumbai is likely to receive intense heavy rainfall over the weekend. According to the latest reports by IMD Mumbai, there has been moderate rainfall recorded in the last 24 hours that is Thursday-Friday with most of it has occurred during night time. (Read full story)

K.S Hosalikar, director IMD said that Mumbai and surrounding areas received widespread rainfall in last 24 hours (Friday-Saturday) with heavy to very heavy rainfall at few places. In the image that he has shared, he noted that the pink spots indicate that impact was more towards suburbs, Thane, Navi Mumbai Areas. The satellite, Radar indicates rainfall will continue.

Mumbai & around received wide spread rainfall in last 24 hrs with scatter heavy to very heavy rainfall at few places.
Latest realised rainfall pink spots indicate that impact was more towards suburbs,Thane,Navi Mumbai Areas.
Satellite,Radar indicates rainfall will continue. TC pic.twitter.com/3IcKmQuo9J

— K S Hosalikar (@Hosalikar_KS) August 3, 2019

Isolated extremely heavy rainfalls likely over the north Konkan and ghat areas of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra over the next 3 days; IMD Weather (via Twitter)