09 October,2024 05:15 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
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The India Meteorological Department (IMD), in its Mumbai weather update bulletin, on Wednesday predicted moderate rains in Mumbai and its adjoining areas and issued a yellow alert for city and Thane.
The IMD said that moderate rains in city, Thane and Raigad were very likely.
In a nowcast warning issued on Wednesday afternoon, the IMD Mumbai said, "Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning and Moderate spells of rain with gusty winds reaching 40-50 kmph very likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Mumbai during next 3-4 hours."
The IMD has suggested to take precautions while moving out.
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The weather department issued a yellow alert for Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Dhule, Pune, Nashik, Kolhapur, Satara, Sangli, Kolhapur, etc. and predicted light to moderate rainfall in parts of the state.
It said that thunderstorm accompanied with lightning, light to moderate rainfall and gusty winds (30-40 kmph) at isolated places were very likely.
In a nowcast warning, the IMD Mumbai said that thunderstorm accompanied with lightning and Intense spells of rain with gusty winds reaching 40-50 kmph very likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Raigad during next 3-4 hours.
It said that thunderstorm accompanied with lightning and Moderate spells of rain with gusty winds reaching 40-50 kmph very likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Nashik,Thane, Sangli, Kolhapur.
It further said that thunderstorm accompanied with lightning and Light spells of rain with gusty winds reaching 30-40 kmph very likely to occur at isalated places in the districts of Beed, Nanded, Parbhani, Jalgaon, Latur during next 3-4 hours.
Meanwhile, the air quality in several parts of Mumbai has significantly worsened. Similar to the conditions on Tuesday, the city's skyline on Wednesday remained partially obscured by a layer of haze.
According to the latest Mumbai weather updates by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the maximum temperature will likely be around 34 degrees Celsius. Meanwhile, the minimum temperature is likely to be around 26 degrees Celsius. The relative humidity is 82 per cent and the wind speed is 82 km/h. The sun rose at 06:30 AM and will set at 06:20 PM.
