Conditions are favourable for monsoon to reach Mumbai in next three days, says IMD

Mumbai is likely to witness the onset of the southwest monsoon within the next three days as conditions continue to turn favourable for its further advance according to the India Meteorological Department IMDIn an update issued on May 25 2025 the IMD confirmed that the monsoon has already reached into significant parts of the countryThe southwest monsoon has advanced into more parts of the west central and east central Arabian Sea parts of Karnataka the entire state of Goa portions of Maharashtra parts of the west central and north Bay of Bengal and regions of Mizoram Manipur and Nagaland The Northern Limit of Monsoon NLM now passes through Devgad Belagavi Haveri Mandya Dharmapuri Chennai and further northeast through Aizawl and KohimaldquoConditions are favourable for further advance of the southwest monsoon into some more parts of the central Arabian Sea more areas of Maharashtra including Mumbai Karnataka including Bengaluru parts of Andhra Pradesh remaining regions of Tamil Nadu additional parts of the Bay of Bengal and more areas of the Northeast during the next three daysrdquo the IMD statedBetween May 25 and May 29 the IMD has forecast moderate to heavy rainfall in Palghar Thane Mumbai Raigad and other districts of Maharashtra These regions may also experience thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds at isolated places Additionally Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts are expected to witness heavy to very heavy rainfall during this periodPremonsoon showers have already offered some relief from hot weather conditions in Mumbai and many parts of MaharashtraMumbai has been witnessing rains from past several days and the city on Saturday night experienced heavy downpour that continued on SundayThe depression in the Arabian Sea brought rainfall to several regions in MaharashtraMeanwhile ahead of the arrival of monsoon in Mumbai the civic authorities in city including BMC have stepped up monsoon preparedness by clearing drains and floodprone areasFurthermore IMD has stated that heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty winds is anticipated in certain areas of Madhya Pradesh Odisha Bihar Chhattisgarh Jharkhand and West Bengal On May 25 and 26 Bihar might see winds of 70 mph with unusual May weatherMeanwhile the IMD has issued a warning for North Maharashtra coast upto 75km from the coast and for South MaharashtrandashGoa coast upto 75km from the coastIt said that squally weather with wind speed 35 kmph to 50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph along and off North Konkan and squally weather with wind speed 35 kmph to 50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph along and off South KonkanGoa from May 25 to May 30 2025The weather department said that the fishermen are advised not to venture into the above mentioned area during this periodGuidelines of fishermen Fishermen are advised not to venture into Eastcentral amp South Arabian Sea and adjoining Northeast Arabian Sea Lakshadweep amp Comorin area and along amp off Kerala Karnataka KonkanGoa amp adjoining south Gujarat Daman amp Diu Dadar amp Nagar Haveli coasts till May 27 2025 Small shipsshipping activities are to be monitored and regulated during May 25 to May 27 2025 Judicious regulation of tourism and recreational activities during May 25 to May 27atOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params