The IMD's Santacruz observatory in suburban Mumbai recorded a maximum temperature of 33.4 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 26.2 degrees Celsius on Wednesday
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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Mumbai for May 23 and 24, warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty winds reaching speeds of 50 to 60 kilometres per hour at isolated places.
According to the latest Mumbai weather updates from the IMD, the city is expected to experience cloudy skies with the possibility of thunderstorms and gusty winds (40-50 kmph) along with heavy to very heavy rainfall across Mumbai and its suburbs on Friday, May 23.
The IMD's Santacruz observatory in suburban Mumbai recorded a maximum temperature of 33.4 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 26.2 degrees Celsius on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the Colaba observatory registered a high of 32.6 degrees Celsius and a low of 24.7 degrees Celsius, as per the latest Mumbai weather updates.
Meanwhile, the IMD on Thursday issued 'red' and 'orange' alerts for several districts in Maharashtra for the next few days and predicted extremely heavy to very heavy rainfall.
A red alert, forecasting the likelihood of extremely heavy rainfall, has been issued for Raigad on May 23 and for Ratnagiri district for May 22 and 23, while an orange alert is in place for Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Sindhudurg as well as Ghats of Pune and Satara during this period for heavy to very heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty winds.
The IMD attributed this weather activity to the formation of a low-pressure system over the east-central Arabian Sea off the coast of south Konkan and Goa.
It is likely to intensify and bring intense showers across Konkan and other parts of Maharashtra, the IMD has predicted.
Regional Meteorological Centre official Shubhangi Bhute said the low-pressure area will further intensify within 36 hours and move northwards.
"Therefore, the entire Konkan coast has been placed under orange alert, while a red alert has been sounded for Raigad and Ratnagiri districts. During this period, wind speeds will range between 30-40 kmph and may reach up to 60 kmph at some isolated locations," Bhute said.
Some places are likely to witness heavy to extremely heavy rain with thunderstorms, she said and warned fishermen against venturing into the sea along the coasts of Gujarat and Maharashtra.
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