Intermittent intense rain likely in Mumbai: IMD

Matheran hill station in neighbouring Raigad district received 93.4 mm rainfall in the 24 hours ending at 8.30 am on July 7.

July 07, 2020 12:23 pm | Updated 02:40 pm IST - Mumbai

Municipal workers cleaning a manhole in a waterlogged street in Mumbai on Sunday, July 5, 2020.

Municipal workers cleaning a manhole in a waterlogged street in Mumbai on Sunday, July 5, 2020.

Mumbai and its neighbouring areas received moderate to heavy rains in the last 24 hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on July 7 and predicted intermittent intense showers over the next day.

Matheran hill station in neighbouring Raigad district received 93.4 mm rainfall in the 24 hours ending at 8.30 am on July 7, while the Thane-Belapur Industries Association observatory recorded 74 mm rainfall during the period, the IMD said.

The Santacruz weather station, representative of Mumbai’s suburbs, reported 30.2 mm rainfall, while the Colaba bureau, representative of the island city, recorded 13.4 mm rainfall during the same period.

“Mumbai and around recd mod to heavy rains in last 24 hrs at 8.30 am of 7 July. Next 24 hrs intermittent intense showers likely,” IMD Mumbai’s Deputy Director General K.S. Hosalikar tweeted.

According to the IMD, Alibaug in Raigad district recorded 54 mm rainfall during the same period while the Dahanu observatory in neighbouring Palghar district reported 34.7 mm rainfall.

The Harnai weather bureau in coastal Ratnagiri district in Konkan region reported 30.2 mm rainfall during the period.

Besides, the Nashik district recorded 25.2 mm rainfall and Kolhapur district reported 7.4 mm rainfall.

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