Mumbai Monsoons

Mumbai, neighbouring districts under orange alert from today, fishing activities suspended

May 23, 2025 11:12 am

IMD has directed shipping activities to be regulated until May 26, while tourism and recreational activities have also been placed under judicious regulation.

BMC sets up war room to monitor desilting work ahead of monsoon

April 30, 2025 12:06 am

The authorities have also stated that citizens can monitor the progress of desilting works at swd.mcgm.gov.in

Trains, flights disrupted as rain plays havoc, schools shut in Mumbai

October 02, 2024 5:56 pm

Records furnished by the BMC showed that between 4 pm and 10 pm, more than 250 mm rain was recorded in pockets like Mankhurd (276 mm), Powai (274 mm) and Ghatkopar (259 mm).

IMD rain forecasts for Mumbai wrong by 42% in July. What explains these extreme misses?

August 18, 2024 8:32 pm

Mumbai is home to two doppler weather radars, one of the most sophisticated instruments in modern meteorology. One of them, a S-band radar, sits atop IMD’s Colaba observatory and the other one, a C-band radar, is in Veravali.

Despite lake levels surpassing 90%, Mumbai grapples with contaminated, low pressure water supply

August 15, 2024 2:03 pm

Senior BMC officials attribute these issues to adjustments made during recent water cut measures and assure that they are working to resolve these problems.

BMC efforts yield results: Dip in dengue, malaria cases in monsoon compared to 2023

July 31, 2024 10:57 pm

Mumbai Rains Highlights: One dead, Andheri subway flooded as heavy rains batter city

July 22, 2024 8:13 am

Mumbai News Highlights: According to the met department, heavy rainfall is likely to continue in isolated pockets over the weekend.

Mumbai braces for water-logging, clogged drains despite BMC’s year-round desilting

June 28, 2024 1:39 pm

The BMC claims of exceeding its pre-monsoon desilting target this year. However, in light of the Lok Sabha elections, which roped in civic workers, and IMD forecasting an above-average monsoon this season, urban planners and residents worry that the water-logging problem could be worse this time

Mumbai: Close to 100 mm rain in less than 10 hrs

September 09, 2023 7:54 pm

According to the data furnished by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the Santacruz weather station recorded over 92.5mm rainfall until 5.30pm on Thursday while the Colaba coastal observatory registered 43.6mm rain.

Heavy rain likely in Mumbai today

August 03, 2023 7:28 pm

Even as the weather bureau sounded an yellow alert for the city indicating heavy downpour on Wednesday, it was a no-show rather, with the city and its suburbs experiencing little or no rain in the day.

Rains inundate parts of Mumbai

June 25, 2017 12:23 pm

As monsoon sets on to the city Mumbaikars are out with everypossible rain gear.