Mumbai Rains: City, suburbs receive showers, rain activity to increase

Rain activities have increased over Mumbai and suburbs since Friday morning Scattered light rain with one or two moderate spells has occurred over Mumbai and suburbs during the last 24 hours The private weather agency Skymet said that Santacruz recorded 5 mm and Colaba recorded 6 mm of rain in the past 24 hoursMumbaiRains Heavy downpour in Borivli rain activities have increased over Mumbai and suburbs since early morning today ethAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircu00c2u0093frac12 DAVENIMESH pictwittercomyhYqfz6GyAmdash Mid Day mid_day August 28 2020ldquoWe expect gradual increase in rain activities over Mumbai and suburbs by Friday afternoon or evening There may be few intense spells of rain which may lead to waterlogging in lowlying areasrdquo said SkymetMumbaiRains Heavy rainfall at Kalanagar junction Bandra on Friday morning ethAcircAcircu00c2u009fAcircAcircu00c2u0093frac12 satejss pictwittercomr5omdLwWoUmdash Mid Day mid_day August 28 2020The private weather agency further said that as the monsoon surge is not very active therefore we do not expect difficulty in commuting ldquoTemperatures in Mumbai and suburbs will drop by two to three degrees leading to comfortable weather conditionsrdquo said the weather agencyldquoWell marked low pressure area is now over East Madhya Pradesh and a cyclonic circulation is over South Pakistan These weather parameters have enhanced the rainfall activities over Konkan and Goa including Mumbai and suburbsrdquo said Skymet2nWeatherAlert for Mumbai and suburbs Moderate to heavy rain amp thundershower with gusty winds over Kurla Khar Mira Road Mulund Mumba Devi Navi Mumbai Paghar Sanpada Thane districts during next 34hrs waterlogging possible pictwittercomzakaBqfaAmmdash SkymetWeather SkymetWeather August 28 2020The rain activities are expected to increase further over Mumbai and suburbs during the night and on August 29 There may be some decrease in rains activities over Mumbai and suburbs on August 30 and by August 31 and weather will start clearing up Isolated light rain with one or two moderate spells cannot be ruled out thereafter There may be a marginal rise in temperatures over Mumbai and suburbs post August 30IMD weather forecastThe India Meteorological Department IMD on Friday predicted generally cloudy sky with moderate rain in Mumbai till August 31ldquoFew heavy spells of rain in Vidarbha and moderate to heavy spells in adjoining parts of Marathwada and North Konkan areas will occur in the next 24 hoursrdquo IMD saidIMDrsquos deputydirector of meteorology KS Hosalikar said that radar images show moderate to intense development over Mumbai Thane and Navi Mumbai areasMumbai amp around recd lightmod RF in last 24 hrs Latest radar image indicates mod intensity clouds ovr Raigad Thane side Mumbai cloudyAs per IMD GFS guidance there could be few hvy spells in Vidarbha amp mod to hvy spells in adjoining parts of Marathwada amp N Konkan in 24 hrs pictwittercomyTThrX359Mmdash K S Hosalikar Hosalikar_KS August 28 2020N Konkan amp adjoining shows some intense clouds Raigad Thane amp Mumbai Eeastern suburbs showing intense developmentLast 3 hrs Mumbai Thane NM areas receiving intermittent showersRadar images shows mod to intense development over these areas with thundering heardRainy day TC pictwittercomZuK0YeAsJdmdash K S Hosalikar Hosalikar_KS August 28 2020The weather departmentrsquos Santacruz observatory recorded a maximum temperature of 31 degree Celsius and a minimum temperature of 25 degree Celsius while the Colaba observatory recorded a maximum temperature of 314 degree Celsius and a minimum temperature of 255 degree CelsiusRead the latest crime stories in Mumbai and rest of IndiaKeep 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