Mumbai: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday issued a yellow alert for Mumbai, predicting heavy rainfall in elements of Maharashtra within the subsequent 4-5 days. The southwest Monsoon is prone to attain town as we speak, as per the climate division. “Rainfall intensity to gradually increase over parts of Maharashtra during next 4-5 days. Indication of expected severe weather in the next 5 days,” mentioned, Regional Meteorological Center, Mumbai, in a tweet.
A yellow warning signifies that residents want to remain up to date concerning the potential extreme climate. Some elements of Mumbai noticed rainfall on early Saturday because the Southwest Monsoon, already delayed by greater than every week, is anticipated to succeed in town as we speak, as per India Meteorological Department. The climate division mentioned on Thursday monsoon is prone to attain Mumbai by June 24, however a proper announcement is but to be made.
“Conditions are favourable for the monsoon to move further towards Raigad, Thane, Mumbai and Palghar. Monsoon is likely to reach Mumbai by June 24,” mentioned IMD Mumbai earlier. Normally, the monsoon formally begins in Mumbai within the second week of June. IMD had on June 18 supplied an replace on the onset of monsoon within the nation.
The Southwest Monsoon is within the technique of resuming its trajectory post-Cyclone Biparjoy, which has been the longest storm within the Arabian Sea. The delay in monsoon resulted in a rainfall deficit for a number of the Southern states, and thus extra rainfall is anticipated because the southwest monsoon continues to make its manner throughout the states, IMD mentioned earlier.
Meanwhile, a latest IMD bulletin mentioned warmth wave/extreme heatwave circumstances are very prone to proceed in some/remoted pockets over East Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Telangana till June 21 and abatement of heatwave circumstances will proceed thereafter.
