According to the weather bureau, light showers were expected to begin on Monday, gradually intensifying into thunderstorms accompanied by gusty winds and moderate rainfall on Tuesday

"Nowcast warning issued at 9:30 am: Thunderstorm accompanied by lightning and light spells of rain with gusty winds reaching 30–40 km/h is very likely to occur at isolated places in the Mumbai Suburban district during the next 3–4 hours," IMD Mumbai said

According to the latest Mumbai weather updates from the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Mumbai is expected to experience a partly cloudy sky with the possibility of a thunderstorm accompanied by light to moderate rain on Tuesday, May 13

Temperatures will range from a cool 26 degrees Celsius in the morning to a warm 35 degrees Celsius during the day

According to the Mumbai weather updates of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Santacruz observatory in suburban Mumbai recorded a maximum temperature of 34.6 degrees Celsius and a minimum temperature of 26 degrees Celsius

The weather department's data showed that the city observatory in Colaba recorded a maximum temperature of 33.4 degrees Celsius and a minimum temperature of 27 degrees Celsius

The IMD’s latest Mumbai weather update forecasts a "partly cloudy sky with possibility of thunderstorm accompanied with light to moderate rain" for the city and its suburbs over the next 24 hours

According to weather experts, atmospheric and oceanic conditions are becoming favourable for the southwest monsoon to set in over the Andaman Sea and nearby areas around May 14. This closely aligns with the region’s typical onset date of May 15

On May 13, the Central Pollution Control Board’s SAMEER app reported in its latest Mumbai weather updates that the city’s air quality remained in the 'good' category, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 52 at 10:05 AM.