Mumbai Rains Forecast July 2018: IMD issues warning on torrential rain situation in Mumbai and across India

It’s been a swamped weekend for Mumbaikars, but if forecasts are to go by, re is going to be respite anytime soon. Mumbai continues to experience heavy rainfall, resulting in low-lying areas of Parel, Dharavi, Matunga and King's Circle. suburbs of neighbouring Thane district, including Dombivali, Kalyan and Ambernath are also forecasted to be flooded.

RESPITE FOR MAXIMUM CITY IN NEXT 48 HOURS

India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday, predicted “continuous rain with heavy to very heavy falls” for Maximum City in next 24 hour period. In next 48 hour period, as per IMD, forecast of Mumbai is likely to see “a few spells of rain or shower with heavy at one or two places likely over city and suburbs”.

MeT department, for Monday, has issued a warning for "heavy to very heavy with isolated extremely heavy rainfall" later in day in metropolis and neighbouring Thane, Palghar and Raig districts.

Pouring beyond weekend, quite literally, of 26 wear stations in Mumbai and its suburbs, 14 recorded more than 100 mm rainfall since Sunday. India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Mumbai said, city's Chembur area received highest amount of rain with 184.2 mm rainfall followed by Goregaon which recorded 162.2 mm.

"It is highest rainfall of season so far in 24 hours," IMD Mumbai's deputy director general K S Hosalikar told PTI.

Meanwhile, Maharashtra Education Minister has declared a holiday on Monday in all schools and colleges in Mumbai Metropolitan Region due to heavy rainfall. While water logging has been recorded in past few hours in city according to Mumbai Police. major traffic congestions have been reported. Visibility at Mumbai airport was "t very good" but flights were operating according to schedule, an MeT official said, ding warning has been issued for aviation sector so far.

From 8:30 am on Sunday to time of publishing, Colaba Observatory recorded 171 mm of rains, whereas Santa Cruz Observatory h witnessed 122 mm as per Skymet Wear.   Sunday downpour came in backdrop of a whopping 131 mm of rains in Mumbai on Saturday. 

HERE’S HOW MUMBAI RAINS ARE LOOKING SO FAR IN 2018:

DAY-BY-DAY MONSOON FORECAST ACROSS INDIA:

While re has been a cycle of continuous rainfall this Monsoon in Mumbai, rains have picked up across India this season. As Mumbai continues to experience incessant rainfall, here are warnings from IMD department over next 5 days across India. Take a look:

• 09 July (Day 1): Heavy to very heavy rain at a few places with extremely heavy falls at isolated places very  likely over Konkan & Goa; heavy to very heavy rain at isolated places over Vidarbha,  south Chhattisgarh, Gujarat Region, Mhya Maharashtra, Marathwa, Telangana, Coastal   & South Interior Karnataka and Kerala; heavy rain at isolated places over Uttarakhand, East Uttar Presh, Mhya Presh, Sub­ Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim, Odisha, Assam & Meghalaya and rth Interior Karnataka.
   
• 10 July (Day 2): Heavy to very heavy  rain at a few places with extremely heavy falls at isolated places very  likely over Konkan & Goa and West Mhya Presh; heavy to very heavy rain at isolated places over East Mhya Presh, Gujarat Region, Mhya Maharashtra, Telangana, Coastal & South Interior Karnataka  and Kerala; heavy rain at isolated places over Uttarakhand, Uttar Presh, East Rajasthan, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Assam & Meghalaya and Marathawa.
   
• 11 July (Day 3): Heavy to very heavy rain with extremely heavy falls at isolated places very likely over Mhya Presh; heavy to very heavy rain at a few places  over Konkan & Goa, Coastal Karnataka and Kerala; heavy to very heavy rain at isolated places over Uttarakhand, East Uttar Presh, East Rajasthan and South Interior Karnataka; heavy rain at isolated places over Himachal Presh, West Uttar Presh, rth Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Gujarat State.
   
• 12 July (Day 4): Heavy to very heavy rain with extremely heavy falls at isolated places very likely over West Mhya Presh; heavy to very heavy rain at a few places over Konkan & Goa, Coastal Karnataka and Kerala; heavy to very heavy rain at isolated places over Uttarakhand, East Uttar Presh, East Rajasthan and South Interior Karnataka; heavy rain at isolated places over Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Presh, West Uttar Presh, East Mhya Presh, rth Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Gujarat State.
   
• 13 July (Day 5): Heavy to very heavy rain with extremely heavy falls at isolated places very likely over West Mhya Presh; heavy to very heavy rain at a few places over Konkan & Goa, Coastal Karnataka and Kerala; heavy to very heavy rain at isolated places over Uttarakhand, East Uttar Presh, East Rajasthan and South Interior Karnataka; heavy rain at isolated places over Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Presh, West Uttar Presh, East Mhya Presh, rth Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Gujarat State.

With 1240.8mm rainfall, Mumbai has alrey received 49.34% of season’s aver. figure stood at 28.6% this time last year.  all-time record of highest July rainfall is of July 27, 2005 (944mm). Last year’s highest July rainfall was on July 18 (163.4mm).

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