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Mumbai Rain: IMD Issues Orange Alert, Predicts Week-Long Rainfall for City

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rains in mumbai today: imd issues orange alert, predicts week-long rainfall for city

Mumbai: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted week-long rainfall for several parts of Maharashtra including Mumbai. The weather department has issued an orange alert forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall in Palghar, Thane, Mumbai, Raigad and Ratnagiri districts of Konkan from August 24 (Saturday) onwards. Mumbai is expected to experience generally cloudy sky with Heavy rain on Sunday.

"The India Meteorological Department has predicted heavy rainfall in some areas of Mumbai city and its suburbs in the next 3-4 hours. Citizens are advised to be cautious," the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said in an SMS alert to citizens on Saturday morning.

Weather Forecast for next 7 days

The met department has predicted week-long rainfall for Mumbai. The city is expected to experience heavy rainfall till August 30. The maximum temperature is expected to settle around 33 degrees Celsius and minimum will hover around 24 degrees Celsius.

Orange Alert In Parts Of Maharashtra

An orange alert warns of heavy rainfall exceeding 64.5 mm in 24 hours, potentially disrupting normal life and causing flooding in low-lying areas.

A yellow alert, predicting thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and light-to-moderate rainfall with gusty winds of 30-40 kmph speed, has been issued for Saturday in several districts barring a few in western Maharashtra and Marathwada.

The IMD has issued an orange alert for some districts of Konkan and western Maharashtra on August 25 and 26 as well.

A low-pressure area over northern parts of West Bengal and adjoining areas of northeast Jharkhand and another over east central Arabian Sea off the Maharashtra coast will bring rain to most parts of Maharashtra in the next 48 hours, an IMD scientist had said earlier.

With PTI Inputs

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