Mumbai and the metropolitan region have been receiving substantial rainfall since the beginning of this week. Pics/Satej Shinde and Ashish Raje
Mumbai has been receiving heavy rains at regular intervals following a brief dry spell in the first few weeks of September
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) in its weather bulletin on Friday indicated that the city and suburbs would experience 'thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and heavy rainfall'
The meteorological department predicted strong gusty winds of 40-50 kmph in the city and suburbs
The India Meteorological Department also stated that there was a 'possibility of very heavy rainfall in isolated areas in the afternoon/evening'
Meanwhile, the temperatures are expected to range from a maximum of 31 degrees Celcius to a minimum of 23 degrees Celcius, the IMD said
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation stated that a high tide of 2.96 metres would reach the city's coast at 9.08 pm, followed by a low tide of 2.05 metres at 3.21 pm on Friday
Earlier, on Wednesday (September 25), the city was virtually at a standstill due to rainfall, which caused water-logging at various locations, resulting in traffic jams, train delays and flight diversions
According to meteorological statistics, the city and metropolitan region received enough rain that evening to bring Mumbai's September rainfall above the 350 mm monthly normal
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