Mumbai, Thane, and Palghar are facing the threat of heavy rainfall, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue a yellow alert for Monday. The weekend witnessed substantial rainfall across the city and its surrounding areas, with Thane recording a significant triple-digit rainfall.
The IMD’s Santacruz and Colaba observatories reported 96.8mm and 57mm rainfall, respectively, in the 24-hour period ending Sunday at 8:30 AM. Thane, on the other hand, received an impressive 144mm rainfall during the same period, as per IMD data.
Despite issuing an orange alert for Mumbai on Sunday, the city received relatively less rainfall, with Santacruz and Colaba stations recording only 4.2mm and 9.6mm rainfall, respectively, till 2:30 PM. An orange alert signifies heavy to very heavy rains at specific locations.
Looking ahead, IMD’s three-day forecast for Tuesday to Thursday predicts moderate rainfall. Despite the wet weekend, the city’s night temperatures have remained marginally below normal.
On Sunday, the IMD Santacruz observatory recorded a minimum temperature of 25.2°C, which was 0.3°C below normal, while IMD Colaba station registered 25°C, 0.2°C below normal.
As of Sunday morning, the IMD Santacruz observatory had recorded a total rainfall of 2,174.6mm, and IMD Colaba observatory 1,993.8mm. According to IMD, the average total rainfall requirement for the four monsoon months is 2,318mm.
