Heavy rain in Mumbai and suburbs, orange alert for 48 hours

Mumbai woke up to a rainy morning as several areas of the city and suburbs received heavy rainfall on Friday Waterlogging was also reported from several areasMumbai will witness a surge in rainfall activities during the weekend as the city and the suburbs may receive heavy to very heavy rainfall in the next 24 hours According to the private weather agency Skymet there are high chances for the maximum city to experience heavy rains between the night of July 3 and July 5Possibility of 3digits rainfall is very high over parts of Mumbai between the night of July 3rd and July 5thMumbaiRains Monsoon2020 WeatherUpdate MumbaiRainApp httpstcooH8QRCdmjMmdash SkymetWeather SkymetWeather July 3 2020Skymet also said that the rise in rain activity is due to the presence of a cyclonic circulation over central parts of Konkan and Goa that will move in towards the northern area along the Maharashtra coast The movement of the cyclonic circulation and convergence of strong westerly and southwesterly winds over North Konkan and Goa are likely to impact Mumbai with heavy to very heavy downpour on these daysCyclonic circulation which is over central parts of Konkan and Goa will move in the northern direction along the Maharashtra coastMumbaiRains Monsoon2020 WeatherUpdate MumbaiRainApp httpstcooH8QRCdmjMmdash SkymetWeather SkymetWeather July 3 2020The private weather agency also said that rains is likely to continue in Mumbai for the next three to four days after July 5 and the showers will provide some respite from the sultry weather Even as the intensity of the rains will gradually decrease the weather will not go completely dry over the city a report from Skymet Weather saidMovement of cyclonic circulation and convergence of strong westerly and southwesterly winds over North Konkan amp Goa rain activities will increase significantly over Mumbai and suburbs from todayMumbaiRains Monsoon2020 WeatherUpdate MumbaiRainApp httpstcooH8QRCdmjMmdash SkymetWeather SkymetWeather July 3 2020Monsoon activity in the past 24 hoursSkymet said that most of the rain activities in Mumbai have been confined to the southern parts of the city for the past three to four days with Colaba receiving cumulative rainfall of 294mm in this time span According to the private weather agency Colaba recorded 58mm of rains in the last 24 hours whereas the suburbs witnessed light to moderate rain for last weekDuring the last 3 to 4 days rain activities remained confined to the southern suburbs of Mumbai The cumulative rainfall over Colaba in the last 4 days is 294 mmMumbaiRains Monsoon2020 WeatherUpdate httpstcooH8QRCdmjMmdash SkymetWeather SkymetWeather July 3 2020What IMD predictedAccording to the Indian Meteorological Department south Mumbai and the central suburbs experienced isolated heavy rains while the rest of the city witnessed moderate rains on Thursday nightWaterlogging at Kings Circle near Sion as heavy rain lashes Mumbai and nearby areas Share the visuals and information from your location using MumbaiRainsWithMidday and we will retweet them MumbaiRains RainUpdate pictwittercom44J17WYEi2mdash Mid Day mid_day July 3 2020IMD has forecast heavy to very heavy rain at isolated places for Friday and Saturday for Mumbai Palghar and Thane and a red alert warning for Raigad with extremely heavy rain for Saturday Rainfall is likely to increase on the west coast of Maharashtra and interior of Maharashtra till July 5On Wednesday IMD had issued an orange alert very heavy rain for Mumbai for Friday and Saturday and yellow alert heavy rain on SundayMumbai Police also tweeted a warning for heavy rains the city is likely to witness and advised people to stay indoors and take necessary precautionsHeavyRainfallAlertThe Indiametdept has forecasted heavy to very heavy rain at isolated places for Fri amp Sat for Mumbai All citizens are advised to remain indoors not venture out unnecessarily and take necessary precautionsMumbaiRainsmdash Mumbai Police MumbaiPolice July 2 2020Fishermen are advised not to venture into the sea off the MaharashtraGoa coast on July 3 and July 4For more details on Mumbai rains check out the app Mumbai Rain by SkymetCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest news