In the 24-hour period from 8:00 AM on May 28 to 8:00 AM on May 29, the city recorded moderate rainfall, with the island city receiving 16 mm, the eastern suburbs 24 mm, and the western suburbs 26 mm
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Rains finally took a break in Mumbai, giving Mumbaikars a sigh of relief from the continuous downpour.
According to the latest Mumbai weather updates from the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the city and its suburbs are expected to witness a generally cloudy sky throughout the day, accompanied by intermittent spells of light to moderate rainfall.
The IMD's Santacruz observatory recorded a maximum temperature of 31.8 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 23.0 degrees Celsius on Thursday. Meanwhile, the Colaba observatory reported a high of 30.6 degrees Celsius and a low of 23.6 degrees Celsius, as per the latest Mumbai weather updates.
In the 24-hour period from 8:00 AM on May 28 to 8:00 AM on May 29, the city recorded moderate rainfall, with the island city receiving 16 mm, the eastern suburbs 24 mm, and the western suburbs 26 mm.
Tidal activity is also expected to be significant today, with a high tide reaching 4.79 meters at 1:52 PM. Another high tide of 4.04 meters is anticipated early tomorrow morning at 1:31 AM. A low tide of 1.60 meters is expected at 7:57 PM today, followed by another low tide measuring 0.42 meters at 7:32 AM on May 30.
The IMD has issued an orange alert for Ratnagiri and Gadchiroli, while yellow alerts are in place for several other areas including Raigad, Jalgaon, Beed, and Nanded.
Mumbai woke up to chaos on Monday as the southwest monsoon arrived 16 days early, bringing the city’s wettest May day in 107 years.
The Colaba downpour shattered the previous May record of 279.4 mm set in 1918, while other areas like Bandra, Juhu, Sion, and Chembur saw 30–70 mm by 11 am. The early monsoon onset has left key parts of the city, especially South and South Central Mumbai, waterlogged, disrupting roads, railways, and even hospitals.
Southwest monsoon rainfall over India is expected to be 106 per cent of the Long Period Average, India Meteorological Department said on Tuesday. This projection is more than the 105 per cent forecast in the April update.
The Long Period Average rainfall in India is 868.6 mm.
The IMD said that above normal rainfall is most likely over the country as a whole during the monsoon season (June to September) 2025.
Region wise, the southwest monsoon rainfall is projected to be above normal over Central India and South Peninsular India (>106 per cent of Long Period Average), normal over Northwest India (92-108 per cent of Long Period Average) and below normal over Northeast India (<94% of LPA).><94 per cent of Long Period Average).
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