The western and central parts of the country will continue to witness heavy rains over the next three-four days, the IMD said on Wednesday while issuing a “red” alert for Mumbai, predicting heavy to very heavy rainfall in the country’s financial capital.
The IMD has issued red alert for Mumbai while orange alert for Maharashtra’s East Vidarbha region, which includes districts such as Bhandara, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli and Yavatmal, indicating the likelihood of heavy to very heavy rainfall. According to private weather forecasting agency Skymet, the second half of July in Mumbai has been rainier as compared to the rest of the Monsoon season that has already gone by.
Now, as per weathermen, Mumbai is expected to see the continuity of rains in the next 24 to 48 hours because of the low-pressure area which is expected to form over North Bay anytime soon and will activate the Monsoon surge. As per the IMD weather updates, thunderstorms with light to moderate intensity rainfall would occur over Amroha, Moradabad, Chandausi, Sambhal, Rampur, Badaun, Kasganj, Chandpur in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday morning. Besides, Delhi, Gurugram, other ares of Delhi-NCR might also witness rain on Thursday.
The Marathwada region of Maharasthra is also expected to receive widespread showers till Thursday and the rain intensity is likely to reduce subsequently, the IMD said, adding that there is an offshore trough running between Maharashtra and Karnataka, which generally carries moisture-laden westerly winds from the Arabian Sea to land.
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