More weather turbulence for city, neighbouring areas as IMD issues heatwave warning along with thunderstorms

The IMD in its 48-hour bulletin on Wednesday issued an orange alert for heatwave and thunderstorms in Raigad, Ratnagiri, Dhule, Jalgaon, Nashik, and Kolhapur till May 16 (Thursday).

A woman walks along the street covering her face on a hot day, in Mumbai, India (REUTERS/Hemanshi Kamani)

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued orange and yellow alerts indicating heat wave and rainfall coupled with thunderstorms for Mumbai and its neighbouring districts of Thane, Navi Mumbai, Raigad and Palghar, along with several other parts of Maharashtra

The IMD in its 48-hour bulletin on Wednesday issued an orange alert for heatwave and thunderstorms in Raigad, Ratnagiri, Dhule, Jalgaon, Nashik, and Kolhapur till May 16 (Thursday).

Meanwhile, for the said period, a yellow alert has been issued for the districts of Palghar, Thane, Mumbai, Pune, Sindhudurg, Ahmednagar, Satara, Sangli, Jalna and Beed.

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The heatwave warning was followed by a spike in day temperatures as well. On Wednesday, the IMD’s Santacruz observatory had recorded 37.2 degrees, which was 3.6 degrees above normal. Earlier on Tuesday also, the day temperature recorded was above 37 degrees.

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“Mumbai along with its adjoining districts have recorded a rapid spike in temperature due to easterly winds. Alongside this, clouds have also been formed for which a nowcast warning for rainfall along with thunderstorms have been issued,” said an IMD official.

Prior to this on May 13, Mumbai recorded moderate to heavy spells of rain during the evening hours, which was coupled with thunderstorms and gusty winds.

Meanwhile, on Wednesday the IMD’s Coastal observatory at Colaba had recorded 37.6 degrees, which is 3.7 degrees above normal. The minimum temperatures recorded in Santacruz and Colaba were also 26.8 and 27.4 degrees, which are 0.3 and 0.4 degrees above normal.