“Extraordinarily heavy rainfall is probably going over Mumbai, Thane, Raigad and Palghar districts with very intense spells in some areas. Coastal districts resembling Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg, together with the ghat areas of Nashik, are additionally anticipated to witness heavy showers,” an IMD official mentioned.
The division up to date its forecast on Saturday afternoon, stating that in comparison with the coastal belt and components of north Konkan, the remainder of the state, together with north Maharashtra, central Maharashtra, Marathwada and Vidarbha, is prone to obtain solely low-intensity rainfall on Sunday.
The climate bureau on Saturday morning had issued an ‘orange alert', forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall in Mumbai throughout the day. The town skies remained overcast by means of the day, with some areas receiving gentle to reasonable showers.
The island metropolis recorded a median rainfall of 30.07 mm within the final 24 hours ending at 8 am, whereas japanese and western suburbs obtained 26.12 mm and 9.99 mm rainfall throughout the interval, a civic official mentioned.
The visitors on the town roads was regular within the morning, whereas the native prepare providers skilled some delays.