Mumbai woke up to a deluge on Friday morning as heavy rainfall lashed parts of the city. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted cloudy skies and gentle breezes for Mumbai and its suburbs. On Thursday, the minimum temperature recorded was 27 degrees Celsius, with an average temperature of approximately 30 degrees Celsius.
According to the IMD’s seven-day forecast, temperatures are expected to drop slightly throughout the week, with light to moderate rainfall anticipated. The minimum temperature on Friday is projected to be around 26 degrees Celsius, decreasing to 24 degrees Celsius on both Saturday and Sunday. From Sunday to Tuesday of the following week, temperatures will increase to approximately 25 degrees Celsius. The maximum temperatures are expected to stay between 30 and 34 degrees Celsius. The monsoon season is expected to bring consistent rain showers, resulting in a significant temperature drop of 4-5 degrees Celsius.
The IMD has also issued rainfall predictions for other states:
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Isolated heavy rainfall
is expected over Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh-Gilgit-Baltistan-Muzaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh during the first half of the week.*
Scattered to fairly widespread light to moderate rainfall
is likely to be experienced in Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada, Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam, and Interior Karnataka.*
Isolated to scattered light to moderate rainfall
is expected in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal, Rayalaseema, and Telangana during this period.*
Heavy rainfall
is anticipated in Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura on July 6th.*
Assam & Meghalaya
are expected to receive heavy rainfall on the 6th and 7th of July.*
Odisha
is predicted to receive heavy rainfall on the 7th of July.*
Isolated extremely heavy rainfall
is forecasted on the 5th of July in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam and Meghalaya.*
Isolated very heavy rainfall
is anticipated over Jammu Division on the 5th, Himachal Pradesh on the 5th, Uttarakhand from the 5th to the 7th, Punjab on the 5th, and Uttar Pradesh on the 5th and 6th.The monsoon season is in full swing, bringing much-needed relief from the scorching heat and bringing life to the parched land. However, the heavy rainfall also poses a risk of flooding, and authorities are on high alert to mitigate potential damage.
