With several parts of the city experiencing light showers on Tuesday, the IMD issued a yellow alert for Mumbai, Thane, and Raigad for Wednesday. This indicates heavy rainfall in isolated areas.
From Thursday to Saturday, a moderate rain alert is in place. Independent meteorologists predict that the rains will intensify next week.
Rainfall Predictions for the Coming Days
From Thursday to Saturday, there is a moderate rain alert. Independent meteorologists predict that rains will pick up pace next week. “For June 19-20, passing showers may show up.
But the proper widespread real active surge will be after June 24,” said Abhijit Modak, who runs the Konkan weather blog.
Since Mumbai has not experienced heavy and prolonged rain since the monsoon onset on June 9, day temperatures have remained high.
On Wednesday, the IMD Colaba and Santacruz observatories recorded maximum temperatures of 30.8°C and 34.8°C, respectively.
Forecast and Temperature Updates
Abhijit Modak, who runs the Konkan weather blog, mentioned, “Passing showers may occur on June 19-20, but the widespread, active surge will happen after June 24.”
Since the monsoon onset on June 9, Mumbai has not seen heavy and prolonged rain, leading to higher day temperatures.
On Wednesday, IMD Colaba and Santacruz observatories recorded maximum temperatures of 30.8°C and 34.8°C, respectively.
