HomeNationIMD forecasts heavy to very heavy rainfall in next 24 hours, brace-up...

IMD forecasts heavy to very heavy rainfall in next 24 hours, brace-up Mumbaikars for a wet weekend

@nag228

Mumbai: In the relentless heavy downpour that Mumbai city and its suburbs are receiving since Friday and Saturday, the city has recorded 3,038.5 mm rain throughout the season. Both the suburbs and south Mumbai have recorded 61% excess rain. Also heavy to very heavy rainfall is forecasted by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) in Mumbai, Thane, Raigad and Palghar and in the Northern Konkan region.

Also Read: BMC withdraws water cuts in Mumbai and surrounding areas

Between 8.30 am Friday and 8.30 am Saturday, the Colaba weather observatory, representative of south Mumbai, recorded 108 mm rain while the Santacruz observatory, representative of the suburbs, recorded 85.4 mm rain.

According to the IMD, The city and suburbs can expect cloudy conditions with moderate to heavy rain throughout Saturday and light to moderate rain on Sunday.

“Mumbai, Thane, Raigad and Palghar are expected to receive heavy to heavy rainfall in next 24 hours. 12 cm to 20 cm of rainfall is said to be very heavy rainfall. Now even Ratnagiri is expected to get heavy rainfall. Orange warning for (Higher warning) for the North Konkan region and for the South Konkan region its yellow warning”, said KS Hosalikar, deputy director general, western region, IMD.

Vivek Bhavsar
Vivek Bhavsar
Vivek Bhavsar is the Editor-in-Chief. He is a senior journalist with more than 30 years of experience in political and investigative journalism. He is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of TheNews21. He has worked with leading English mainline dailies, including The Asian Age and Free Press Journal, and also carries the experience of strides in leading regional newspapers like Lokmat and Saamana. During his stints at reputed vernacular and English-language dailies, he has demonstrated his versatility in covering the gamut of beats from policy-making to urban ecology.  While reporting extensively on socio-political issues across Maharashtra, he found his métier in political journalism as an expert on government policy-making. He made his mark as an investigative journalist with exposes of government corruption and deft analyses of the decisions made in Mantralaya, as exemplified in his series of reports on the multi-crore petrochemical project at Nanar in the state’s Konkan region, which ultimately compelled the government to scrap the enterprise.

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

Must Read

spot_img