Maharashtra Weather Update, July 27: IMD Issues 'Red' And 'Orange' Alert For These Districts

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an 'Orange' alert for Mumbai and neighbouring Thane and Raigad districts, predicting heavy to very heavy rains at a few places on Thursday.

IMD's Mumbai Centre has issued a Red' alert for Ratnagiri district predicting heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places with extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places.

The weather bureau has also issued a 'Red' alert for Pune and Satara districts and an 'Orange' alert for Palghar district.

Here's the weather forecast for July 27 for other districts of Maharashtra:

• Sindhdurg:

  'Orange' Alert, Heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places - Very Likely

• Dhule:

  'Yellow' Alert, Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning & gusty winds. - Very Likely

• Nandurbar:

  'Yellow Alert', Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning & gusty winds (30- 40kmph) at one or two places - Very Likely

• Jalgaon:

  'Green Alert', Light to Moderate rain/Thundershowers - Very Likely

• Nasik:

  'Yellow Alert', Heavy rainfall & Thunderstorm with lightning at isolated places in ghat areas. - Very Likely

• Ahmednagar:

  'Green' Alert, Light to Moderate rain/Thundershowers - Very Likely

• Kolhapur:

  'Orange Alert', Heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places in ghat areas. - Very Likely

• Nagpur:

  'Orange Alert' Extremely heavy rainfall with thunders and lightnings at isolated places - Very Likely

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Heavy to very heavy rainfall with isolated extremely heavy falls is expected over Konkan and adjoining ghat areas of Madhya Maharashtra during the above period, IMD said.

Increase in rainfall activity is also expected over parts of Marathwada with possibility of heavy rainfall at isolated places.