Offering some respite from the dry spell, the monsoon has finally arrived in Maharashtra. The southwest monsoon graced Mumbai on Tuesday amid heavy rain across the city and adjoining areas, which had started on Monday as part of pre-monsoon showers.
Several districts, including Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, Palghar and Vasai-Virar received heavy rainfall.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert in Mumbai for the next 24-48 hours.
According to the IMD, the southwest monsoon has further advanced into the remaining parts of the central Arabian Sea, some more parts of Maharashtra (including Mumbai), the remaining parts of Telangana and Odisha, and some more parts of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, as well as Bihar.
Mumbai and several other nearby districts of Maharashtra were under an IMD orange alert on Tuesday for heavy rain as the southwest monsoon approached.
With the monsoon officially arriving in Mumbai, the IMD on Tuesday stated that conditions are favourable for its further advancement. Over the next two to three days, the southwest monsoon is expected to push into parts of the North Arabian Sea, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, and Madhya Pradesh. The weather bureau added that remaining areas of Jharkhand and Bihar, as well as parts of Uttar Pradesh, will likely be covered during the subsequent three to four days.
Apart from Mumbai, Raigad, Pune and Ratnagiri were also under an orange alert, while Thane, Palghar and Sindhudurg were placed under a yellow-coloured warning.
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) data shows Mumbai averaged 17 mm of rain between 6:00 AM and 7:00 AM on Monday, with the western suburbs logging 10 mm. Meanwhile, the eastern suburbs recorded no rainfall during the same hour.
Localised flooding warnings have also been issued in the wake of the heavy rains.
Among the highest rainfall pockets, Savitribai Phule BMC School at Worli Naka recorded 61 mm of rain in one hour.
