Mumbai weather alert: City, its neighbouring regions to remain on yellow alert for 3 days

An orange alert has been issued for Raigad, while Mumbai, Thane, and Palghar will continue under a yellow alert. Representational pic

According to the latest weather report by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), a low pressure area developed over the east- central Arabian Sea off the south Konkan coast on Saturday at 5.30 am. This has caused a shift in currents, and widespread rainfall activity is forecast across Maharashtra over the next four to five days. The weather bureau has predicted that this depression will continue to move eastwards and is likely to make landfall as a depression between Ratnagiri and Dapoli. Amid these developments, IMD has issued a red alert in these regions. Meanwhile, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region will continue to be on yellow alert for next three days.

Speaking about the development, Shubhangi Bhute from IMD Mumbai said, "A low-pressure system has formed over the Arabian Sea, which is expected to develop into a depression and move across the Ratnagiri and Dapoli regions. As a result, these areas are likely to experience heavy to extremely heavy rainfall, prompting a red alert in Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg. Similarly, heavy to very heavy rain is forecasted for the ghat areas of Satara and Kolhapur. An orange alert has been issued for Raigad, while Mumbai, Thane, and Palghar will continue under a yellow alert."

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The Konkan region and its adjoining ghat areas of Madhya Maharashtra are expected to receive fairly widespread to widespread rainfall, with heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places. In some areas, IMD has predicted extremely heavy rainfall on Saturday. Central Maharashtra and Marathwada will experience scattered, light to moderate rainfall, with chances of thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds reaching speeds of 50-60 km/h on Saturday and Sunday.

In a related development, the Southwest Monsoon has officially set in over Kerala on Saturday, almost a week earlier than its typical onset date of June 1. The monsoon has also progressed into most parts of the south Arabian Sea, Lakshadweep, Kerala, Mahe, parts of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Bay of Bengal, and even Mizoram. The current Northern Limit of Monsoon (NLM) stretches through Karwar, Shimoga, Chennai, and other eastern and northeastern parts of India.

Meteorologists have indicated that conditions are favourable for the further advance of the Southwest Monsoon into Goa and some parts of Maharashtra within the next 2-3 days, potentially bringing relief from pre-monsoon heat and marking the beginning of the monsoon season for central India.