Thundershowers to continue in Mumbai for 24 hours in moderate intensity

After torrential rains for the past three consecutive days caused havoc and brought Mumbai to a halt the private weather agency Skymet on Monday said that on and off rain and thundershowers will continue over Mumbai and suburbs for at least next 24 hours in moderate intensity Thereafter the intensity will go down further and temperatures will rise leading to sultry weather conditionsVisuals of the rough sea at Marine Drive ahead of yellow alert issued for MumbaiMumbaiMonsoon MumbaiRainsWithMidday u00f0u009fu008eu00a5 Suresh KK pictwittercomzC5NsFEzJ3mdash Mid Day mid_day July 6 2020According to Skymet one of the rainiest spell for Mumbai has come to an end During the last 24 hours central and northern suburbs received heavy to very heavy rains however there was a significant decrease in southern suburbsIn the last 24 hours Santacruz recorded 116 mm rainfall Thane 213 mm and Colaba recorded 12 mmDuring the last 24 hours Santacruz recorded 116 mm Thane 213 mm and Colaba recorded 12 mm of rain MumbaiRains MumbaiRain MumbaiMonsoon MumbaiRainWithSkymet SkymetWeathermdash Mumbai Rain MumbaiRainApp July 6 2020ldquoThe cyclonic circulation which was responsible for these heavy rains has induced a low pressure area which further intensified into a well marked low and now lies over Kutch region Strong south westerly winds are still feeding moisture over Mumbai and Maharashtra coastrdquo said the weather agencyIt further said that the weather will not go completely dry over Mumbai as spot rain and passing showers will continue for the next 4 to 5 days ldquoRain activities may increase around July 12 or 13 But we do not expect flooding rains over Mumbai and suburbs for at least next one weekrdquo the agency saidThe weather agency also predicted rain amp thundershower with gusty winds amp lightning strikes over Akola Amravati Bhandara Buldana Chandrapur Gondiya Hingoli Jalgaon Jalna Latur Nagpur Nanded Parbhani Wardha Washim Yavatmal districts during next 1012hrsWeatherAlert for Maharashtra Rain amp thundershower with gusty winds amp lightning strikes over Akola Amravati Bhandara Buldana Chandrapur Gondiya Hingoli Jalgaon Jalna Latur Nagpur Nanded Parbhani Wardha Washim Yavatmal districts during next 1012hrs pictwittercomdGGW3S5kX0mdash SkymetWeather SkymetWeather July 5 2020What IMD saidIndia Meteorological Department IMD has predicted a reduction in rainfall activity over Mumbai and Konkan regionsagravecurrenAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0086agravecurrenmacragravecurrenAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u008fagravecurrenregagravecurreniexclagraveyenAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircAcircu00c2u0080 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and Konkan He further said that the two regions will receive moderate to intermittent heavy rainfall However IMD has issued heavy rainfall warnings for Maharashtra coast and GujaratSaurashtraLook at the impact of last 3 days Heavy rainfall in Mumbai on its statistics Negative departures of June are now large positive pictwittercomigCm87Qu93mdash K S Hosalikar Hosalikar_KS July 5 2020The suburbs have received over 70 mm of rainfall while Mumbai has recorded between 70 to 100 mm of rainfall over the last three days In a tweet Hosalikar said that the impact of the continuous downpour has been such that all the negative departures of June are now largely positive While reduction in rainfall has been predicted for today the IMD also said that Mumbai and its surrounding areas could receive few intense spells of rainsTop10 rainiest places in IndiaPictureTwitter SkymetHosalikaralso shared a stunning video that captured Mumbais monsoon at its best The video shot overlooking the Race Course towards Haji Ali shows how the city progressed with heavy downpour of rains beginning July 4As per the Skymets report the few rainiest places in India on Sunday included Mumbais Colaba and Santacruz Thane Matheran Mahabaleshwar and Harnai from Maharashtra Over the last 24 hours Matheran has been the rainiest place in India with 209 mm of rainfallPeople were clicked fishing at Mahim creek during high tide in Mumbai PictureAshish RajeFisherfolk community seeks government aidAfter incessant rainfall for over three days Mumbais fisherfolk community has sought help from the governmentJayesh Bhoir a fisherman who lives in the Colaba Koliwada said continuous downpour has put additional pressure on his financial conditionWe have not been operating for the last two months because of the COVID19 guidelines and our business has been terribly affected That along with the heavy rains has made it really difficult The government should at least take care of our community during natural calamities like these The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation hasnt yet cleaned the gutters and it usually happens before the monsoon season Bhoir saidA stunning view of Mumbais Poawai lake overflowingPowai lake overflowsWhile the heavy downpour of rain caused waterlogging and traffic diversions in the city it also brought some heartening news for Mumbaikars On Sunday the citys Powai lake became the first lake to overflow during this years monsoon seasonHeres a collection of few selected pictures snapped by midday photo team on SundayA youth stands on a wall to take a dip in the waterlogged streets of Chembur PicAshish RajeA street dog enjoys high tide at Gateway of India PicBipin KokateA man armed with face mask walks in the rainPicAshish RajeMumbaikars enjoy walking and jogging at Gateway of India after heavy downpour PicBipin KokateA man wades through kneedeep water at a street in Sion PicAtul KambleAlways on duty Mumbai policeman takes guard to guide people through the flooded city streets PicSameer MarkandeHuge waves hit the coast at Gateway of India during high tide in Mumbai PicBipin KokateFor 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