The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a weather advisory predicting thunderstorm activity in Mumbai on Thursday evening, with anticipated rainfall rates of 50-60 mm per hour. This weather forecast is expected to have implications for the ongoing Ganpati Visarjan proceedings in the city.
The IMD has cautioned that very intense spells of rainfall may lead to flash floods in certain areas. In response to these predictions, the IMD has issued a yellow alert for Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, and Palghar districts on Thursday.
According to the weather department’s forecast, Mumbai and Palghar may experience thunderstorm accompanied by lightning and gusty winds ranging from 30 to 40 km/h at one or two places. In addition, Thane and Raigad districts are likely to witness heavy rainfall and thunderstorms with lightning at isolated locations.
Over the past 24 hours, Mumbai has received approximately 30 mm of rainfall. The weather conditions are expected to persist, with the IMD also issuing an orange alert for Ratnagiri, predicting heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds at isolated places within the district on Thursday.
Skymetweather.com reports that a Cyclonic Circulation is currently situated over the Konkan coast and Goa and is expected to remain there for the next two to three days. Consequently, Mumbai is likely to experience moderate rainfall in the coming days, with these weather patterns expected to continue until October 2.
Earlier this week, the IMD had announced that conditions were becoming favorable for the withdrawal of the southeast monsoon from India, starting from September 25. IMD Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra noted that there had been an approximate 8-day delay in the withdrawal of the southeast monsoon.
Furthermore, the IMD had indicated that conditions were favorable for the further withdrawal of the southwest monsoon from additional parts of northwest and adjoining western India in the subsequent two to three days.
Despite the variations in weather patterns, data from the IMD revealed that total rainfall in India since June 1 was approximately 6% lower than the normal average, totaling 805.3 mm compared to the expected 853.4 mm. These weather updates highlight the ongoing significance of monitoring and predicting weather conditions, especially in regions susceptible to heavy rainfall and related impacts.