12 September,2026 05:32 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
For Mumbai city and suburbs, the RMC has forecast a partly cloudy sky over the next 24 hours, with one or two spells of light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by lightning and gusty winds reaching 40–50 kmph. Representational pic
Parts of Maharashtra are likely to witness heavy to very heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds over the weekend.
The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Mumbai, has issued a yellow alert for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region on Saturday. Mumbai, Thane, and Raigad are likely to witness thunderstorms accompanied by lightning, light to moderate rainfall, and gusty winds of 30-40 kmph at isolated places. Palghar is expected to receive heavy rainfall, along with thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds reaching 40-50 kmph at isolated places.
For Mumbai city and suburbs, the RMC has forecast a partly cloudy sky over the next 24 hours, with one or two spells of light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by lightning and gusty winds reaching 40-50 kmph. Maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 33 degrees Celsius and 26 degrees Celsius, respectively.
For Sunday, too, Mumbai has been placed under a yellow alert, warning of heavy rainfall. From September 14 to 18, the city is under the green category, indicating no warning.
Over the next 48 hours, the RMC has forecast a generally cloudy sky over Mumbai, with a few spells of moderate rain or thundershowers, lightning, and gusty winds of 40-50 kmph. One or two spells of intense rainfall are also possible in some areas. Temperatures are likely to be around 31 degrees Celsius and 26 degrees Celsius.
Ratnagiri is likely to receive moderate rain, while Sindhudurg may see light to moderate rain.
On Sunday, thunderstorms accompanied by lightning, heavy rainfall, and gusty winds of 40-50 kmph are very likely at isolated places in Thane and Mumbai. Palghar is likely to see thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds of 40-50 kmph at isolated places, while Raigad is likely to receive light to moderate rain.
An orange alert has been issued for Chandrapur and Gadchiroli in Vidarbha, as well as Parbhani, Hingoli, and Nanded in Marathwada, warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall in isolated places, accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds reaching 40-50 kmph.
No warning has been indicated for southern Konkan and parts of western Maharashtra, although light to moderate rainfall has been predicted in some areas.
On Sunday, the orange alert is expected to shift towards north Madhya Maharashtra, with Dhule, Nandurbar, and the ghats of Nashik likely to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds.
On Saturday, thunderstorms accompanied by lightning, heavy rainfall, and gusty winds of 40-50 kmph are very likely at isolated places in Dhule, Jalgaon, Nashik, and its ghats, and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.
Nandurbar, Ahilyanagar, Pune and its ghats, Solapur, Beed, Latur, and Dharashiv are likely to see thunderstorms accompanied by lightning, light to moderate rainfall, and gusty winds of 30-40 kmph at isolated places.
On Sunday, heavy to very heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds of 40-50 kmph is very likely at isolated places in Dhule, Nandurbar, and the ghats of Nashik.
Jalgaon, Nashik, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, and the ghats of Pune remain under a heavy-rain and thunderstorm watch.
Kolhapur, Sangli, and parts of Satara are expected to see only light rain or thundershowers.
In Marathwada, heavy to very heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds of 40-50 kmph is very likely at isolated places in Parbhani, Hingoli, and Nanded on Saturday.
Jalna is under a thunderstorm and heavy-rain watch for Saturday and Sunday. Conditions across much of Marathwada are then likely to ease to light rain or thundershowers from Monday.
In Vidarbha, the more intense weather activity on Saturday is expected over Chandrapur and Gadchiroli, where heavy to very heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds of 40-50 kmph is very likely at isolated places.
Bhandara, Gondia, Nagpur, Wardha, Washim, and Yavatmal are also likely to experience thunderstorms accompanied by lightning, heavy rainfall, and gusty winds of 40-50 kmph at isolated places.
Akola, Amravati, and Buldhana are likely to see thunderstorms accompanied by lightning, light to moderate rainfall, and gusty winds of 30-40 kmph at isolated places.
On Sunday, Akola, Amravati, Buldhana, Chandrapur, and Gadchiroli remain under a thunderstorm and heavy-rain watch.
Most of Vidarbha is likely to have no warning from Monday onwards.
The IMD has cautioned that heavy rain may cause localised flooding in low-lying and urban areas, uprooting of weak trees, disruption to transport and municipal services, damage to standing crops, and lightning strikes during thunderstorms.
Residents have been advised to avoid open fields and tall trees during thunderstorms, unplug electrical appliances, and stay updated on subsequent IMD bulletins.
