Mumbai Rains: City, suburbs to witness moderate showers till August 22

Mumbai have been witnessing moderate rains with occasional heavy spells of rain and thundershowers for the past few days According to private weather agency Skymet the rain activity is likely to continue till August 22On and off rain and thundershower activities are expected to continue until August 21 or 22 The cloud cover and intermittent rain will keep the temperature below normal MumbaiRains Monsoon2020 MumbaiRainApp httpstco4M7L5NaHtumdash SkymetWeather SkymetWeather August 15 2020The private weather agency said that persistent rain activity is due to the presence of a cyclonic circulation over Kutch and adjoining South Pakistan Moreover an eastwest shear zone is passing through Mumbai along latitude 19 degree north between 58 and 76 km above mean sea levelDue to these parameters the Konkan region including Mumbai and the suburbs are likely to witness moderate rains with a few spells of heavy showers for the next 48 hours Skymet reportedIn the view of weather parameters moderate rains with one or two heavy spells are expected to continue over north Konkan and Goa including Mumbai and suburbs during the next 48 hoursMumbaiRains Monsoon2020 MumbaiRainApp httpstco4M7L5NaHtumdash SkymetWeather SkymetWeather August 15 2020Skymet also said that the rains are not expected to intensify into a heavy downpour and will not cause waterlogging It said that persistent clouds and occasional showers will keep the city temperatures below normalAs we have already stated that there will not be any very heavy downpour over Mumbai and suburbsMumbaiRains Monsoon2020 MumbaiRainApp httpstco4M7L5NaHtumdash SkymetWeather SkymetWeather August 15 2020Meanwhile the India Meteorological Department IMD said that Mumbai Thane Raigad and Palghar along with the southern Konkan region areas will receive heavy rains within the next 48 hours The weather department also said that the interior parts of Maharashtra will receive isolated rains within this time periodMumbai amp around recd scattered hvy Rains 70100mm Thane NM 100120 in past 24 hrsNext 2448 hrs Mumbai Thane Raigad Palghar is likely to receive hvy falls so including S Konkan Ghat areas of M Mahamp at isol places in interiorRainy days in Mumbai amp around next 23 days pictwittercomIKOE76r5NHmdash K S Hosalikar Hosalikar_KS August 15 2020Monsoon activity in past 24 hoursAccording to Skymet the Santacruz observatory recorded 61 mm rainfall whereas Colaba recorded 15 mm Dahanu 61 mm and Thane Belapur 81 mm Matheran and Mahabaleshwar recorded 125 mm and 155 mm rainfall respectivelyMatheran and Mahabaleshwar recorded threedigit rainfall of 125 mm and 155 mm respectivelyMumbaiRains Monsoon2020 MumbaiRainApp httpstco4M7L5NaHtumdash SkymetWeather SkymetWeather August 15 2020The IMD has predicted cloudy skies with intermittent moderate rain or showers in city and suburbs with a possibility of heavy rainfall at isolated places and occasional gusty winds reaching 4555 kmphThe weather departmentrsquos Santacruz observatory has recorded a maximum temperature of 275 degree Celsius and a minimum temperature of 246 degree Celsius On the other hand the Colaba observatory has recorded a maximum temperature of 272 degree Celsius and a minimum temperature of 26 degree CelsiusFor more details on Mumbai rains check out the app Mumbai Rain by SkymetKeep scrolling to read more newsCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest news