IMD Issues Yellow Alert For Mumbai, Thane On May 6-7; Predicts Rainfall In Several Districts Of Maharashtra

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for Mumbai, Thane and other coastal districts of Maharashtra for the next few days. The alert has been issued in anticipation of thunderstorms accompanied by lightning, light to moderate rainfall, and gusty winds reaching up to 40 kmph at isolated locations.

According to the IMD’s latest five-day forecast released on May 5, Mumbai is likely to receive light to moderate thunder showers on Monday, followed by moderate rainfall and strong winds over the next two days. The weather conditions are expected to improve by Thursday, with light rain anticipated in the city.

The anticipated weather conditions are forming due to the presence of an upper air cyclonic circulation in the region, the IMD said in its national weather bulletin released on Monday morning.

The weather agency predicted that Gujarat, Goa, Madhya Maharashtra and Marathwada regions may continue to experience hailstorms, thunderstorms, and moderate to heavy rainfall till May 8-9. Hence, Thane, Palghar, Raigad, and other coastal and north-west districts of Maharashtra have also been put on yellow alert till Thursday.  

Some districts of Maharashtra have also been placed on an orange alert today. These include Chandrapur, Washim, Yavatmal, Buldana, Bhandara and Gondia.

“Thunderstorms and lightning with gusty winds (speed reaching 50–60 kmph) are very likely in isolated places,” the IMD said.

Regional Meteorological Centre Mumbai predicted that rain or thundershowers would occur towards evening or night in the city on Monday, bringing respite from the scorching heat prevailing since the last two weeks. The details were shared based on the readings made at IMD’s Mumbai-Santacruz weather station. Mumbai is expected to experience a maximum temperature of 34 degrees Celsius today.

The weather agency also stated that Mumbai and its suburbs will see partly cloudy skies with the possibility of thunderstorm accompanied by light to moderate rain in the next 48 hours.

According to the IMD, Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Dhule, Nandurbar, Jalgaon, Nasik, Ahilyanagar, Pune, Satara, Sambhaji Nagar, Jalna, Beed, Amravati, Buldhana, Chandrapur, Nagpur, Gondia, Wardha, Yavatmal and Gadchiroli are among the districts on a yellow alert for May 6.

The weather agency has issued a yellow alert for Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Mumbai, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Dhule, Pune, Ahilyanagar, Nandurbar, Sambhaji Nagar, Nasik, Kolhapur, Satara, Beed, Latur, Dharashiv, Nagpur, Gondia, Wardha, Chandrapur and Gadchiroli districts for May 7, predicting moderate to heavy rainfall.

Check detailed weather forecast report below.