The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a forecast for rain in Mumbai and several parts of Konkan Maharashtra for Wednesday, officials said Monday, adding that there was a possibility for Mumbai to receive rain on Tuesday as well. “We have issued a warning forecast for rains in Mumbai on April 26, since there is a possibility of rains coupled with thunderstorms hitting the city. Mostly this rain will happen towards the evening and owing to the incursion of westerlies that will be blowing towards the mainland from the sea,” said Sushma Nair, an IMD scientist. Nair also said there was a possibility for light drizzles in and around Mumbai on Tuesday, for which no warning has been issued, however. The IMD has issued an orange alert for Nashik, Ahmednagar, Pune, Satara, Aurangabad, Jalana, Parbhani, Hingoli, Amravati and Buldhana for Wednesday, owing to a possibility for heavy rains. For Tuesday, a yellow alert has been issued in these districts owing to the possibility of light to moderate rainfall.
