Despite rain alerts being sounded for some parts of Maharashtra, Mumbai's skies will remain clear for the next 48 hours, said the Regional Meteorological Centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday.

"For the next 48 hours: The sky will remain mainly clear in the city and suburbs. Haze will prevail during the morning hours. Maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 36°C and 26°C, respectively," the release said.

However, the districts of Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Pune, the Ghats of Pune, the Ghats of Kolhapur, Kolhapur, Satara, the Ghats of Satara, and Sangli should brace for thunderstorms accompanied by lightning, light to moderate rainfall, and gusty winds on Monday. On Tuesday, October 20, light to moderate rainfall and isolated thunderstorms are likely in the Sindhudurg, Ghats of Kolhapur, and Kolhapur districts.

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According to the Mumbai Regional Meteorological Centre, light rain or thundershowers are forecast in the Ghats of Kolhapur and Kolhapur on Wednesday, October 21, as well. Meanwhile, Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Jalgaon, Nashik, the Ghats of Nashik, the Ghats of Pune, and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar should expect light rain or thundershowers on Tuesday and Wednesday. Light to moderate rain or thundershowers are likely today in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Solapur, and Beed.

On Sunday, the IMD forecast a wet spell with isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall likely to continue over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal till October 24.

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Coastal Andhra Pradesh, South Interior Karnataka, and Kerala should also brace for isolated heavy rainfall till the same date, it said. There was no particular warning for West India—which includes Gujarat, Konkan and Goa, central Maharashtra, and Marathwada—in this release.

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