Updated On: 24 May, 2025 02:29 AM IST | Divya Nair
Rain clouds gather over the Mumbai skyline as the city gets braces for rains on the weekend. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) this weekend (PICS/ASHISH RAJE)

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The rain alert was issued after a cyclonic circulation had developed over the Arabian Sea off the Karnataka coast around May 21
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A low-pressure area was formed around May 22 over the east-central Arabian Sea near Karnataka coast. As a result, heavy rainfall was recorded across Maharashtra in the past few days

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The state will continue to experience heavy rainfall till May 25, particularly affecting Konkan and the ghat areas of Madhya Maharashtra
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IMD has warned of heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places, with extremely heavy rainfall expected in parts of Pune, Alhyanagar, Kolhapur, Satara, Chandrapur, and Gadchiroli

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Meanwhile, IMD has predicted rains in Pune, Satara, Sindhudurg and some other parts of Maharashtra on Friday evening
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