Mumbai has been experiencing hot and humid conditions for last few days
Monsoon clouds gather over the city skyline, in Mumbai. Pic/PTI
Moderate rainfall in Mumbai and suburbs with possibility of occasional intense spells at isolated places is expected on Saturday, according to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
Mumbai Regional Meteorological Centre on Friday predicted heavy rainfall for August 7 and heavy to very heavy rainfall for August 8 and August 9.
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Meanwhile, Thane and Palghar received heavy rainfall today.
The Mumbai Regional Meteorological Centre has predicted heavy rainfall for August 7 and heavy to very heavy rainfall for August 8 and August 9 for Thane. A yellow alert has been issued for Thane on August 7, while a orange alert has been issued for Thane on August 8 and August 9.
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A yellow alert has been issued for Palghar indicating heavy rainfall at isolated places on August 7. While a orange alert has been issued for Palghar on August 8 and August 9.
Other regions in Maharashtra which have also been given a orange alert for August 6, August 7 and August 8 include - Raigad, Ratnagiri, Pune, Kolhapur and Satara.
Mumbai has been experiencing hot and humid conditions for last few days, which caused the maximum temperature to rise from 27°C to 32°C.
A high tide of 3.45 metre is expected at 5.29 pm in Mumbai today. Also, a low tide of 1.22 metre is likely to occur at 12.13 am on August 7.
The island city (south Mumbai) received 7.19 mm rainfall in the 24-hour period till 8 am on Saturday. The eastern and western suburbs recorded 8.54 mm and 29.72 mm showers, respectively.
According to IMD Mumbai, from June 1 the Colaba observatory recorded a total rainfall of 1351.6 mm, while the Santacruz observatory recorded a total rainfall of 1629.2 mm.
The IMD Mumbai in its weather forecast has stated that the maximum temperature in Santacruz will hover around 29.9°C, while the minimum temperature be 25°C.
On the other hand, the maximum temperature in Colaba will be 30.1°C, while the minimum temperature will be 25.4°C.
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