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IMD issues orange alert as heavy rain set to return across Mumbai from July 1
Updated On: 30 June, 2026 08:18 AM IST | Mumbai | Eeshanpriya MS
Heavy rain is set to return across Mumbai after a brief lull, with the IMD issuing an orange alert for July 1–4 and forecasting thunderstorms, gusty winds and intense showers across the city

Waterlogging near Oshiwara Metro station due to rain, on Monday. PICs/SATEJ SHINDE
After a brief lull in rainfall since Wednesday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) sounded an orange alert for Mumbai starting July 1, indicating heavy to very heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, and gusty winds between today and Friday.
In 24 hours between 8 am on Sunday and 8 am on Monday, the Colaba weather station recorded 30.4 mm of rain, while the Santacruz weather station recorded 103.1 mm of rain. During these 24 hours, several parts of Mumbai’s western suburbs received over 100 mm of rainfall.
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