Rain expected in city despite early withdrawal of monsoon this year
Typically, the rains withdraw from Mumbai in the second or third week of October. FILE PIC/ASHISH RAJE
Light to moderate rainfall is expected in Mumbai on Thursday, along with a likelihood of thunderstorms, according to information from the India Meteorological Department (IMD), which issued a green alert for Mumbai for Wednesday, along with an indicator of light to moderate rainfall, according to the daily district forecast.
According to information from IMD, “The upper air cyclonic circulation over the southeast Arabian Sea and adjoining Equatorial Indian Ocean now lay over the southeast Arabian Sea and the adjoining Lakshadweep area, and extends to 5.8 km above mean sea level, tilting southward with height.
Under its influence, a low-pressure area is likely to form over the southeast Arabian Sea and Lakshadweep area, off Kerala-Karnataka coasts around October 19, 2025.” A senior official from IMD said, “Under these synoptic situations, it is likely to have cloudy weather or rain as mentioned in the district forecast.”
Rainfall is likely in the city despite the early withdrawal of the monsoon this year. IMD announced the withdrawal of the South West Monsoon from Mumbai on Friday (October 10). This is Mumbai’s earliest withdrawal since 2018, when the monsoon had withdrawn on October 6. This year, Mumbai recorded an early onset of the monsoon season, the first in 75 years, on May 26. Typically, the season withdraws from Mumbai in the second or third week of October.
IMD had earlier indicated a delayed withdrawal of the monsoon due to Western disturbances. Since June, Mumbai’s Santacruz observatory has recorded 3113 mm of rainfall, which is 134 per cent of the annual average rainfall of 2319 mm, and the Colaba observatory reported 2270 mm of rainfall, which is 103 per cent of the annual average of 2195 mm.
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