Mumbai has been witnessing rains after a brief dry spell

The city and its suburbs on Wednesday continued to witness showers that began on Monday night

On Wednesday morning, the climate was breezy as the skies were overcast and it drizzled in parts of the city

On Wednesday evening, the IMD issues a red alert for Mumbai and Thane. An orange alert was issued for Palghar district

The Andheri Subway in western suburbs of the city was on Wednesday afternoon closed for traffic after heavy rain in city 

The Andheri Subway was later opened for traffic after around 35 minutes at around 3:16 pm

Apart from Mumbai and Thane, the IMD has also issued a red alert for Pune, Raigad and Ratnagiri districts of Maharashtra

The IMD said that extremely heavy rainfall and thunderstorm with lightning and gusty winds at isolated places were very likely in Pune, Raigad and Ratnagiri districts

For September 26, an orange alert was issued for Mumbai, Thane and Raigad districts of Maharashtra

Earlier in the day, the BMC said that a high tide hit the coast at 5.28 am, reaching a height of 3.53 metres while another high tide is expected at 5.03 pm of height 2.91 metres. Meanwhile, a low tide is expected at 12.12 pm lowering to 2.38 meters and an another low tide of 1.69 meters is expected at 11.56 pm