03 July,2026 02:01 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Mumbai on Friday continued to experience intense spells of rain. File Pic
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for Mumbai, Thane and Palghar, warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall on the weekend.
The weather alert mentioned, "Heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places with extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places on July 4 and 5."
Mumbai on Friday continued to experience intense spells of rain.
The IMD on Friday issued an orange alert for Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, and Raigad districts.
The weather department said that heavy to very heavy rainfall in Mumbai and its suburbs is expected on Friday.
As per IMD, heavy spells of rain was likely to be accompanied by gusty winds reaching speeds of 50-60 kmph on July 3.
It has advised residents to remain cautious.
Mumbai has already witnessed persistent rainfall over the past several days. According to rainfall data recorded between 8 am on July 2 and 8 am on July 3, Mumbai and its suburbs in the last 24 hours have received 117.06 mm of rainfall.
Mandavi Fire Station in the last 24 hours recorded the highest rainfall at 150.2 mm, followed by Malabar Hill (145.8 mm), B Ward Office (140.8 mm), Memonwada Fire Station (140.2 mm), and the Municipal Head Office (139.2 mm).
In the Western Suburbs, Malpa Dongari Municipal School, Andheri, topped the rainfall chart with 136.6 mm, followed by K East Ward Office (134.6 mm), Versova WWTF & Lagoons (129.4 mm), Versova Pumping Station (128.8 mm), and Andheri Fire Station (128.6 mm).
The IMD also issued a red alert for Raigad district in Maharashtra, predicting heavy rains on Friday.
Parts of Maharashtra continued to witness heavy rains, prompting the weather department to issue orange and yellow alerts.
An orange alert was issued for Ratnagiri, Nashik, Buldhana, Gadchiroli, Washim, Yavatmal, ghats of Nashik, Kolhapur and Satara. A red alert was issued for ghats of Pune.
Meanwhile, a yellow alert was issued for Shindudurg, Dhule, Nandurbar, Jalgaon, Ahilyanagar, Pune, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Jalna, Parbhani, Beed, Hingoli, Nanded, Akola, Amravati, Bhandara, Chandraour, Gondia, Nagpur and Wardha districts in Maharashtra.
The alert mentioned, "Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning, gusty winds (30-40 kmph) with heavy rainfall at isolated places."
