IMD issued heavy rainfall alert in Mumbai for this week

The weather department on Sunday said that Mumbai is expected to witness ‘extremely heavy rainfall’ in the coming week. Mumbai will remain on ‘orange’ alert from 8 August till August 11. The report also stated that Palghar and Thane district will also be on ‘orange’ alert. IMD issued heavy rainfall alert in Mumbai for week.IMD issued heavy rainfall alert in Mumbai for this week

As per Skymet Weather, “One or two heavy spells can be seen on August 8, some heavy rains may be seen on a frequent basis. Rains will pick up even more pace on August 9, wherein heavier showers can be seen. August 9th is a Tuesday that can prove to be disruptive with some traffic chaos and other problems in view of heavy rains.”IMD issued heavy rainfall alert in Mumbai for this week

According to IMD, Isolated/scattered extremely heavy rainfall also likely over Konkan & Goa and Ghat areas of Madhya Maharashtra during 8-10 August. arlier in an interview with PTI, IMD Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, said, “Climate change has hampered the ability of forecasting agencies to accurately predict severe events and the India Meteorological Department is installing more radars and upgrading its high-performance computing system to meet the challenge.”

He also said that though the monsoon rainfall has not shown any significant trend in the country, the number of heavy rainfall events has increased and that of light rainfall events has decreased due to climate change. The impact-based forecast will improve to become “more granular, specific and accurate” by 2025 and IMD will be able to provide forecasts up to panchayat level clusters and specific areas in cities in the coming years, the IMD chief said.

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Meanwhile, Maharashtra has received 27 per cent more rains than normal recorded in the months of June and July, despite the dull start to the monsoon season this year, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said.