After heavy downpour, intensity of rain to reduce in Mumbai this week

Data from the weather bureau showed that after receiving light showers until Monday morning, the IMD’s Santacruz station recorded 2 mm rain between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm on Monday, while the Colaba coastal observatory registered no rainfall.

Despite the light showers on Monday, the city experienced overcast skies through the day as the maximum temperature dropped below the normal.

Both the Santacruz and Colaba recording stations registered maximum temperature of 30 degrees Celsius, which is over a degree below the normal.

Until Sunday afternoon, the maximum temperatures had hovered over 32 degrees in the suburban region.

Since last week, the city has been experiencing heavy to very heavy rainfall in what has also replenished the water levels in the seven lakes that cater to Mumbai’s water supply.

According to the IMD, isolated pockets of Mumbai will continue to receive heavy downpour with a yellow alert sounded until Wednesday morning, following which the intensity showers will subdue to moderate.

Weather experts have attributed the slowing down of rainfall to the lack of adequate active systems which trigger monsoon currents. Even as Mumbai will experience a relative lull, its neighbouring districts of Thane and Raigad have been placed under a yellow alert until Friday, owing to possibility of heavy showers.

So far, Mumbai has already clocked in over 80 per cent of its average rainfall for June with the Colaba station having received 484 mm rain while the Santacruz station has logged 431 mm. Typically, the city’s Santacruz station receives an average of 537 mm rain while the Colaba observatory records 542 mm rainfall in June.