Mumbai sees moderate to heavy rain; IMD issues yellow alert for Sunday

Speaking to The Indian Express, IMD officials said that Mumbai will experience increased rainfall activity for the next five days at least. Meteorologists and weather experts have attributed the monsoon surge to a low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal which is expected to move towards Jharkhand.

According to the weather bureau, between Wednesday and Thursday morning until 8 am, the IMD’s Santacruz observatory recorded 8 mm of rainfall whereas the Colaba coastal observatory received 3 mm.

Meanwhile, data furnished by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) showed that during the same period, the maximum rain was recorded in the eastern suburbs at 15.87 mm rain followed by the western suburbs where 12.45 mm rain was received. The island city division registered 8.11 mm showers.

While Mumbai remained dry throughout Wednesday, moderate to heavy rain swept the city starting Thursday morning. The increased rainfall activity has led to a break from the heat as well as the dry spell which had caught Mumbai in its grip since August.

With the surge in rainfall, the water stock in the seven lakes in Mumbai is also expected to rise. Until Thursday morning, the lake level stood at 90.37 per cent of its total capacity. Last year, on the same date, the water stock had touched 98.23 per cent. The civic body has stated that a good quantum of rain in September is crucial for the lakes to touch their full capacity, failing which Mumbai could reel under a water cut next year, until the onset of monsoon.