Mumbai received 122mm rainfall on Monday, inconveniencing officer-goers and commuters on the first day of the week. Heavy waterlogging was reported at Andheri subway, Sion areas.
According to a forecast issued by IMD, Palghar and Thane districts will see extremely heavy rainfall on Tuesday, while Mumbai will see heavy to very heavy rainfall.
The city saw heavy rains from early morning. While Mumbai had received only 30.6mm rainfall in the 24 hours leading upto Monday 8.30 a.m., between 8.30 a.m. and 11.30 a.m. alone, the city recorded 108.2 mm rainfall. India Meteorological Department's Santacruz observatory recorded this figure while Colaba observatory recorded 12.2 mm rainfall.
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By 5.30pm, Mumbai had recorded 122mm rainfall.
Some of the areas that saw the highest rainfall until 3 p.m. include Marol (129 mm), Kurla (128 mm), Vikhroli (129 mm), Vile Parle (100 mm).
At 10.57 a.m., BMC’s twitter handle tweeted: “Dear Mumbaikars, the city has experience heavy rainfall in the last couple of hours, especially in the eastern suburb. We regret all the inconvenience that has showered along. But the intensity is on decline now & our teams will try to pump out logged water as soon as possible.”
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The total rainfall received by Mumbai so far stands at 1193.7mm. This is 47.46% of season’s average.
According to private forecaster Skymet, “The reason for ongoing rains can be attributed to the active off shore trough along Konkan and Goa. Moreover, a cyclonic circulation is marked over Gujarat.”
“Mumbai may receive moderate spells of rain along with one or two heavy spells during next 48 hours. However, these spells will last for only two three hours.