There seems to be no respite from the incessant rains that have been beating down Mumbai for the past 48 hours. The city has recorded three digit figures with respect to the amount of rain for the second consecutive day. IMD officials said that city will continue to witness heavy rains on Monday, but its intensity might reduce slightly from afternoon till evening. However, the intensity is expected to pick up once again in the evening. With high tide being reported at 8.30 pm, it has been advised not to venture into areas such as Juhu beach, Versova, Marve in Malad, and Marine Drive. Between 8.30 am on Sunday and 8.30am on Monday, the Colaba observatory had recorded 170 mm while the Santacruz observatory recorded 122 mm of rainfall. The 24 hours rain recorded in Colaba on Monday was the highest since 2015. In the past 48 hours Colaba observatory had recorded 203mm while the Santacruz observatory recorded 253.1mm of rains. IMD officials said that the warning of heavy to very heavy rains at a few places with extremely heavy rains at isolated places has been placed for the entire Konkan belt including Mumbai till Tuesday. “We have already communicated the warning for continuous heavy rainfall on Monday and Tuesday to the state government, BMC, BEST and railways. After Tuesday, the rain activity will slightly reduce but there is still a forecast of heavy to very heavy rains over Konkan and Goa till July 13,” said an IMD official. Meanwhile Skymet a private weather forecasting agency elaborated that Mumbai weather is presently under the influence of two strong weather systems- firstly, the off- shore trough along the West Coast is active from South Gujarat to Konkan region and secondly, the cyclonic circulation over Bay of Bengal has now moved inland is seen over South Chhattisgarh, East Madhya Pradesh and Vidarbha region. Presence of both systems has led to formation of a convergence zone over Maharashtra. These systems have infused fresh Monsoon surge over the state. Widespread clouding can be seen over entire Maharashtra. Since June 1 to July 9 the total rain recorded at Colaba observatory has been 1,190.1mm while at Santacruz observatory it has been 1,362.8mm.<doc-sep>Mumbai, along with Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri, and Sindhudurg districts in Maharashtra, is expected to receive rainfall at most places on Saturday, according to the IMD. Auto refresh feeds Issuing an advisory, Regional Meteorological Centre of Mumbai said, "As rainfall activity is likely to enhance from 8th June with further increase on 9th June, people are advised to abstain from outdoor activities as much as possible during the period and also watch for weather." As per the IMD forecast, there is a possibility of very heavy rainfall in the Konkan districts of Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Mumbai, Thane, Raigad and Palghar on 9-11 June. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said it was gearing up to deal with any eventuality in view of the forecast of heavy rainfall. "Leaves of all the senior officials, including deputy municipal commissioners, assistant commissioners and heads of departments have been cancelled," the BMC statement said. Fishermen are advised to not venture into over east central Arabian Sea off Konkan and Goa coasts as well as west central and adjoining southwest Arabian Sea off Somalia coast between 8-12 June, the IMD said in a statement. As per the IMD , the Colaba observatory in Mumbai recorded 38 mm of rainfall till 5.30 am on Saturday morning. According to IMD Mumbai , the Santacruz observatory recorded 37 mm of rainfall till 8.30 am on Saturday, while the Colaba observatory registered 38.2 mm. Three teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) are stationed at Parel, Mankhurd (for assistance in eastern suburbs) and Andheri Sports Complex (for western suburbs). Between 8.30 am and 11.30 am on Saturday morning, the Colaba observatory recorded 18 mm of rainfall while the Santacruz observatory registered 4.4 mm, said IMD Mumbai. Heavy rains continue to lash Mumbai, with waterlogging reported in areas such as Mahim. As heavy showers continue to lash the city, Western Railway said despite the rains, train services are running smoothly Due to heavy rains across Mumbai, two flights, that were scheduled to depart between 12 pm and 1 pm, have been, as per the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport . The flights delayed are: 6E 6939 to Bengaluru and 6E 168 to New Delhi. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) today declared the onset of the monsoon over Mumbai, the adjoining Thane-Konkan areas, Ahmednagar, Parbhani and other parts of Maharashtra. National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams have been deployed at various junctions, including at Hindmata, which is the worst-hit, according to News18. While two flights have reportedly been cancelled due to bad weather, there are reports of several others being delayed According to the met department, no respite from rains is expected till 4 pm in Mumbai. Indian Navy personnel are on standby in several parts of the city. They will be deployed in Colaba, Worli, Ghatkopar, Trombay, Malad for flood rescue if required, a BMC release had said. According to the IMD, heavy rainfall is expected till 11 June, reported ANI. IMD further said that southwest monsoon reached Mumbai on 9 June, one day before the anticipated date of 10 June. As heavy rains continue in Mumbai, reports of waterlogging have also emerged from Andheri. Locals told ANI , "this has become a routine now. It is next to impossible to travel on the roads. No government has taken any action to solve this persistent problem." Flights at the Mumbai airport were affected, with Jet Airways announcing delays of around 40 minutes for departures and 20 minutes for arrivals due to congestion and bad weather till 3 pm. - IANS The Indian Meteorological Department has forecast heavy rains with thundershowers in the city and suburbs over the next 48 hours, with isolated extreme heavy rainfall in some areas till Monday. The Mumbai International Airport Pvt Ltd (MIAL) has clarified that so far thesituation does not warrant cancillation or diversion of any flights scheduled to arrive or depart from the airport. They, however, said that some flights could be delayed by 15-20 minutes, ANI reported. No flight diversions or cancellations but delay of 15-20 minutes can't be ruled out, says MAIL There were at least two incidents of building crashes in the city as water-logging was reported from several parts and in adjoining Thane, one person was electrocuted and another was killed due to a lightning strike, IANS reported. As the monsoon officially arrived in Mumbai on Saturday and hit the city and other parts of Maharashtra with full fury, there were reports of two persons being killed in weather-related incidents. News agency IANS reported that at least two firemen were injured when a portion of a dilapidated building on fire suddenly crashed in south Mumbai's Fort area earlier in the day. Besides this, four persons sustained minor injuries when the roof of a four-storeyed building Munji House crashed at Prabhadevi in central Mumbai late on Friday. The coastal districts of Sindhudurg, Ratnagiri, Raigad, Thane and Palghar also received heavy rains as the monsoon spread across the state bringing relief from the sultry heat experienced in the past few weeks. Latur city in Maharashtra's Marathwada region also received plentiful showers. The BMC disaster control room said that waterlogging has been reported at 11 spots in the city, according to The Times of India . It added that 3,000 BMC personnel have been pressed into service. Squally winds speed reaching 40­-50 kilometres per hour gusting to 60 kilometres per hour are verly likely along and off Kerala­, Karnataka­, and Maharashtra coasts, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and also over Odisha and West Bengal coasts and the north Bay of Bengal. "Heavy to very heavy" rains are likely at isolated places over north Konkan, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura, Vidarbha and Gangetic West Bengal, while a few places over coastal Karnataka and isolated places over Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Assam and Meghalaya, Odisha, south-central Maharashtra, south interior Karnataka and Kerala, Madhya Pradesh are likely to experience heavy rainfall. According to private weather forecast agency Skymet Weather , an off trough is currently running along the west coast from Maharashtra to Kerala, while another trough is running from east Uttar Pradesh to Telangana across Vidarbha. This could result in "moderate to heavy showers" over Vidarbha, Marathwada, and Konkan and Goa including Mumbai for the next 24 hours from Saturday. The rainfall activity over interior parts of peninsular India is very likely to reduce substantially from 12 June, according to the IMD. There were at least two incidents of building crashes in the city as water-logging was reported from several parts and in adjoining Thane, one person was electrocuted and another was killed due to a lightning strike, IANS reported. As the monsoon officially arrived in Mumbai on Saturday and hit the city and other parts of Maharashtra with full fury, there were reports of two persons being killed in weather-related incidents. News agency IANS reported that at least two firemen were injured when a portion of a dilapidated building on fire suddenly crashed in south Mumbai's Fort area earlier in the day. Besides this, four persons sustained minor injuries when the roof of a four-storeyed building Munji House crashed at Prabhadevi in central Mumbai late on Friday. The coastal districts of Sindhudurg, Ratnagiri, Raigad, Thane and Palghar also received heavy rains as the monsoon spread across the state bringing relief from the sultry heat experienced in the past few weeks. Latur city in Maharashtra's Marathwada region also received plentiful showers. The BMC disaster control room said that waterlogging has been reported at 11 spots in the city, according to The Times of India . It added that 3,000 BMC personnel have been pressed into service. Squally winds speed reaching 40­-50 kilometres per hour gusting to 60 kilometres per hour are verly likely along and off Kerala­, Karnataka­, and Maharashtra coasts, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and also over Odisha and West Bengal coasts and the north Bay of Bengal.<doc-sep>After three days of heavy to very heavy rain over Mumbai, the city got respite on Wednesday as only mild showers were recorded. On Tuesday, the weather bureau had issued continuous heavy to very heavy rainfall warning for Wednesday but withdrew the warning only at 6pm Wednesday even though the city and suburbs recorded negligible overnight rain between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. Between 8.30am and 5.30pm Wednesday, the Colaba weather station recorded 1.2mm rain while 4.5mm rain was recorded in Santacruz. Overnight rain between 8.30pm Tuesday and 8.30am Wednesday was 3.2mm in suburbs and 1.6mm in south Mumbai. A few spells of rain and showers is likely over the city and suburbs for Thursday, read India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) fresh forecast from Wednesday evening. “There was rapid change in weather systems over the north Konkan coast over the last 24 hours with the upper air cyclonic circulation, both over south Gujarat and Chhattisgarh, moving over northern parts of the country,” said KS Hosalikar, deputy director general, western region, IMD. “However, an increase in rainfall activity is expected from Friday onwards as a low pressure area (weather system) is developing over the Bay of Bengal, which can increase moisture incursions over the west coast.” In the last 24 hours, between 8.30am Tuesday and 8.30am Wednesday, 114.4mm rain (heavy) was recorded in the suburbs, and 41mm (moderate) was recorded in south Mumbai. From Sunday 8.30am to Wednesday 8.30am, Mumbai has recorded a total of 420.3mm rain with very heavy rain recorded from Sunday night to Tuesday evening. During the same time, south Mumbai recorded 377.4mm rain. Various areas in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region recorded ‘very heavy’ rainfall in the last 24 hours - between 8.30am Tuesday and 8.30am Wednesday, with maximum at Ulhasnagar at 200mm, followed by Vasai-Virar region at 194mm rain (according to Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation), Thane at 170mm, Ambernath 160mm, Kalyan 150mm, Panvel 140mm, and Uran at 130mm rainfall. Meanwhile, the day temperature at south Mumbai was a degree Celsius below normal at 29.2 degrees Celsius while the suburbs recorded the maximum temperature close to the normal mark at 30.6 degrees Celsius. The night temperature in the suburbs was 26.2 degrees Celsius, 1.2 degree Celsius below normal, and 25.5 degrees Celsius in south Mumbai, which was at the normal mark. Humidity levels were much lower than previous days.<doc-sep>
Mumbai rains: The IMD has issued warning for Mumbai and Thane for Saturday. (Pradip Das) Mumbai rains: The IMD has issued warning for Mumbai and Thane for Saturday. (Pradip Das) The weather department has forecast “very heavy” rainfall in the city over the weekend and advised people to stay indoors on Friday and Saturday. “As rainfall activity is likely to enhance from June 8 with further increase on June 9, people are advised to abstain from outdoor activities as much as possible during the period and also watch for weather updates from the Regional Meteorological Centre, Mumbai,” according to a statement issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The IMD has issued warning for Mumbai and Thane for Saturday saying the cities will receive rainfall at most places, with “heavy to very heavy rainfall very likely at a few places and extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places”. An alert is also in place for the two cities for Sunday. Follow LIVE updates of the monsoon here IMD forecasts very heavy rain in city, asks people to stay indoors Fishermen have been advised to not venture into parts of the Arabian Sea off the Konkan and Goa coast between June 8 and 12. With the monsoon expected to reach Mumbai in the next two-three days, the city continued to receive heavy pre-monsoon showers on Thursday morning. The weather department recorded 39-mm rainfall at Santacruz observatory and 27.6-mm rainfall at the Colaba observatory through the day. “Monsoon has not arrived in Mumbai as of now and the rains in the city and adjoining areas since morning are pre-monsoon showers,” said K S Hosalikar, deputy director general, western region. The city received heavy showers in the early hours of Thursday as well. According to the IMD, the Santacruz observatory recorded 18.8-mm rainfall and Colaba recorded 35.8-mm rainfall between 4 am and 8.30 am. Meanwhile, temperatures also dipped on Thursday with the Santacruz observatory recording maximum temperature at 29.2 degrees, four degrees below normal, and minimum temperature at 25.2 degrees, one degree below normal.