Heavy rain, thunderstorm, gusty winds likely in Mumbai today, says IMD

“Mumbai and Thane are likely to receive heavy to very heavy rain on September 21-22 due to the formation of a low-pressure area over northeast Bay of Bengal, which is likely to get well marked. Under its impact, lower-level westerly winds are likely to strengthen and its associated convergence is expected over the west coast,” KS Hosalikar, deputy director-general, western region, IMD, said.

In the last 24 hours till 8.30 am on Sunday, IMD’s Santacruz observatory recorded 12.4 mm rain, while Colaba recorded 2.8 mm rain. No rain was recorded on Sunday.

On Saturday, more rain was recorded in the suburbs than south Mumbai. An intense spell was recorded over some areas in the northern suburbs. Maximum rain was recorded at Bhayander (89 mm) during the same time, followed by Mira Road (46 mm), Malad (29.4 mm) and Bandra (13.4 mm).

The seasonal rainfall in the city has been in excess. Mumbai received 3,261.3 mm rain since June 1, which is 55 per cent more than the average rain (2,101.4 mm) for the same period.