No relief from unseasonal showers for Mumbai, yellow alert extended till Oct 30

According to the IMD, Mumbai’s Santacruz observatory recorded 23 mm of rainfall till 8.30 am on Monday, while the coastal observatory at Colaba recorded 37 mm of rainfall.

Furthermore, the weather bureau’s data also show that between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm on Monday, Santacruz recorded 0.7 mm of rainfall, while Colaba recorded 0.5 mm of rainfall.

In its five-day forecast released on Monday, the IMD stated that moderate to heavy spells of rainfall will continue to lash Mumbai till 8.30 am on Thursday.

Alongside Mumbai, a yellow alert has been issued for Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts. Meanwhile, for the Palghar district, a yellow alert has been kept in place till the morning of October 31 (Friday).

Unseasonal rains have been continuously lashing Mumbai since Sunday with several pockets in the island city as well as suburbs recording moderate to heavy spells of rainfall in the last 24-hours.

“At present, a depression has developed over the Arabian Sea, which has further moved towards the south. A trough is also there which has led to the formation of upper air cyclonic circulation and depression over the east and central Arabian sea to west Madhya Pradesh and south west Gujarat. These factors have led to continuous unseasonal rains between October 26 and 30,” the IMD said by issuing a statement.

Furthermore, Mumbai continued to record below normal temperatures.

The IMD data shows that the Santacruz observatory recorded a maximum (day) temperature of 33.5 degrees Celsius, which was 0.7 degrees below normal, while the Colaba observatory recorded a day temperature of 31.2 degrees which was 2.5 degrees below normal level.