Mumbai rain: IMD forecasts moderate showers from tomorrow

According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the wettest spells were recorded in the eastern suburbs, which received an average of 5.68 mm of rainfall, followed by 3.30 mm of rain in the western suburbs and 2.56 mm of rainfall in the island city division.

Amid Ganesh Chaturthi festivities unfolding in the city, the weather bureau had sounded a yellow alert in Mumbai and its neighbouring districts since Monday, owing to the likelihood of heavy rainfall in isolated pockets. While heavy showers have eluded the region, the city is experiencing overcast skies and brief spells of light to moderate rainfall. This comes a week after extremely heavy rainfall battered the district between August 16 and August 19, when nearly 900 mm of rain was recorded in Mumbai.

However, indicating a break from monsoon activity, IMD has issued no warnings for Mumbai from Friday in its forecast bulletin. Meanwhile, the neighbouring districts of Thane and Palghar have been placed under a yellow alert until Saturday morning, following which rain activity is expected to subside.

So far, Mumbai’s Santacruz station has received 2,384 mm of rainfall between June and Thursday (August 28), while the Colaba station has recorded 1,595 mm of rainfall. Of this, the suburban station has clocked over 1,000 mm of rainfall in August alone, in a stark departure from the normal monsoon patterns for the city.

Typically, August records only 566 mm of rainfall, while July receives the heaviest monsoon showers at an average of 855 mm.

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