IMD has issued a yellow alert for Mumbai and several parts of Maharashtra, including Thane, Palghar, Konkan, Marathwada, and Vidarbha on Thursday. The state is expected to see a mix of heatwave conditions, humidity, and thunderstorms over the next five days, with isolated rain, lightning and gusty winds in several regions

Maharashtra is set to witness typical pre-monsoon variability over the next few days, with thunderstorms and rain affecting western and coastal regions, even as heat continues to dominate the interiors