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Mumbai weather alert: IMD upgrades city to orange alert; Thane, Palghar under red warning for heavy rainfall
Updated On: 23 July, 2026 04:16 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The IMD has upgraded Mumbai to an orange alert for Thursday, forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall and strong winds. Thane and Palghar are under a red warning, while Raigad remains on orange alert amid an active monsoon spell across Maharashtra

For Friday, the IMD has downgraded Mumbai to a yellow alert, with heavy rainfall expected at isolated places. FILE PIC
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday afternoon upgraded Mumbai to an orange alert, forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall along with strong winds of 50-60 kmph, gusting up to 70 kmph. Earlier in the day, the weather bureau had placed the city under a yellow alert.
For Friday, the IMD has downgraded Mumbai to a yellow alert, with heavy rainfall expected at isolated places.
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