Rain clouds gather over the Mumbai skyline as the city gets braces for rains on the weekend. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) this weekend (PICS/ASHISH RAJE)
Updated On: 2025-05-24 02:29 AM IST
Compiled by : Divya Nair
The rain alert was issued after a cyclonic circulation had developed over the Arabian Sea off the Karnataka coast around May 21
A low-pressure area was formed around May 22 over the east-central Arabian Sea near Karnataka coast. As a result, heavy rainfall was recorded across Maharashtra in the past few days
The state will continue to experience heavy rainfall till May 25, particularly affecting Konkan and the ghat areas of Madhya Maharashtra
IMD has warned of heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places, with extremely heavy rainfall expected in parts of Pune, Alhyanagar, Kolhapur, Satara, Chandrapur, and Gadchiroli
Meanwhile, IMD has predicted rains in Pune, Satara, Sindhudurg and some other parts of Maharashtra on Friday evening
