Mumbai rains: IMD issues yellow alert for today; traffic snarls likely on Mumbai-Pune Highway, MMR

Mumbai weather forecast: From August 6 to 9, the financial capital of India is likely to witness ‘generally cloudy sky and light to moderate rainfall’, with minimum and maximum temperature likely to hover around 25-27 and 30-31 degrees Celsius, respectively.

The IMD has forecast moderate to heavy rain in Mumbai for Monday.

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Mumbai: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a ‘yellow alert’ predicting moderate to heavy rainfall in Mumbai, Thane and Palghar districts of Maharashtra on Monday. The met department also issued an ‘orange alert’ for eight other states including Gujarat, Rajasthan and West Bengal.

Heavy showers made a comeback in Mumbai during the weekend. The IMD predicted ‘generally cloudy skies and moderate rainfall’ in the city for Monday. The minimum and maximum temperatures are likely to hover around 26 and 30 degrees Celsius, respectively. Relative humidity on Monday morning was recorded at 85 per cent.

From August 6 to 9, the financial capital of India is likely to witness ‘generally cloudy sky and light to moderate rainfall’, with minimum and maximum temperature likely to hover around 25-27 and 30-31 degrees Celsius, respectively.

The IMD Mumbai has also issued an ‘orange alert’ for Mumbai for Sunday. However, the Santacruz and Colaba stations recorded only 4.2 mm and 9.6 mm rainfall, respectively, till 2.30pm. An orange alert means heavy to very heavy rains in the parts of the city. Despite heavy rainfall during the weekend, night temperatures in the city continued to be marginally below normal.

Mumbai traffic update: Rain waterlogs roads, commuters troubled

The city is likely to experience heavy rainfall till August 6 and this has raised concerns about traffic snarls in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) and the Mumbai-Pune Express Highway as heavy rainfall leads to waterlogging. On Sunday, Pune IMD head KS Hosalikar advised commuters to be cautious of potential traffic disruptions on the Mumbai-Pune Express Highway.

Heavy rainfall in Mumbai mostly results in severe waterlogging in many areas. This affects major roads like Eastern Express Highway and Western Express Highway. In addition to waterlogging in many parts of the city, several car, bus, and tempo breakdowns added to city’s traffic snarls.

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