Mumbai and its suburbs are experiencing constant rainfall, and the weather department had on Thursday predicted that the downpour will persist throughout the day. Moderate to heavy rains lashed Mumbai overnight and the weather department has issued an 'orange' alert, predicting more heavy showers in the city on Thursday, as per the local civic body. Pics/Sameer Abedi
Updated On: 2023-07-06 07:09 PM IST
Compiled by : Asif Ali Sayed
Over the past 24 hours, from July 5, 2023, 08:00 hrs, to July 6, 2023, 08: 00 hrs, the average rainfall recorded in the city was 54.28 mm. In the eastern suburbs (ES), the average rainfall amounted to 48.85 mm, while the western suburbs (WS) experienced an average rainfall of 51.07 mm
Rain intensity increased after midnight on Thursday and some areas like Dadar, Mahim, Khar, Matunga and Kurla recorded downpour in the range of 40 mm to 70 mm in the last 12 hours, as per rainfall data of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)
The India Meteorological Department's (IMD) Mumbai centre has in its 'district forecast and warnings' on Wednesday evening issued an 'orange' alert for the city, forecasting "heavy to very heavy rainfall" at a few places
In its 'daily weather forecast' for the metropolis, the IMD Mumbai has predicted "heavy rainfall in the city and suburbs with very heavy rainfall likely at isolated places," an official said
Since the onset of the southwest monsoon over Mumbai on June 25, the city has been getting heavy showers. As per the India Meteorological Department's (IMD) data, the city has received more than 95 per cent of the rainfall recorded this month in just six days - between June 24 and 29
