The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an 'orange alert' for Mumbai, its suburbs, and nearby districts including Thane, Palghar, and Raigad districts of Maharashtra.

The weather department has issued an alert for moderate to heavy rainfall and thunderstorms expected in the next three hours in parts of Maharashtra.

In a nowcast warning issued at 2 pm on Sunday, June 15, the IMD Mumbai said, "Moderate to intense spells of rain very likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Raigad, Mumbai, Palghar, Thane during next 3-4 hours."