MUMBAI: After a prolonged lull, the wet spell resumed in Mumbai on Thursday bringing much relief to Mumbaikars who were reeling under hot and humid weather conditions over the past few days.
However, it was northern parts of Mumbai such as Vasai, Virar and also eastern areas like Thane and Kalyan which saw much more rain activity as compared to Mumbai city area.
In the six hours ending 2.30pm on Thursday, the IMD Colaba and Santacruz observatories have recorded 21.2 mm and 36.7 mm of rainfall respectively.
Owing to heavy rains in Mumbai suburbs, Andheri and Malad subways have been closed to traffic.
The IMD has issued a yellow alert for the city and parts of Thane and Palghar for Friday indicating heavy rains and thunderstorm activity likely at isolated places.
Abhijit Modak, an independent forecaster, who runs the Konkan Weather blog, said that rains were anticipated to return on Thursday, aligning with the Janmashtami celebrations.
He explained, “A low-pressure area in the Arabian Sea, which formed on September 5 along the South Odisha and North Andhra Pradesh Coast, moved in a west-northwest direction. The moisture from this system with favorable wind convergence reached the latitude of Mumbai, triggering the revival of rains. Despite the system forming two days ago, the city experienced no rain due to the persistent dry air from the north. As of now, we anticipate this wet spell to persist until September 9.”
Another weather enthusiast Shivam Khandelwal, who runs the Mumbai Nowcast handle on X (formerly Twitter), said that parts of Vasai and Virar are expected to get triple digit rainfall by the end of the 24-hour rain period.
“However, there is no need to panic as of now as we can expect regular Mumbai rains. The wet spell may cover the average rains for the month over the next few days,” he said.
However, it was northern parts of Mumbai such as Vasai, Virar and also eastern areas like Thane and Kalyan which saw much more rain activity as compared to Mumbai city area.
In the six hours ending 2.30pm on Thursday, the IMD Colaba and Santacruz observatories have recorded 21.2 mm and 36.7 mm of rainfall respectively.
Owing to heavy rains in Mumbai suburbs, Andheri and Malad subways have been closed to traffic.
The IMD has issued a yellow alert for the city and parts of Thane and Palghar for Friday indicating heavy rains and thunderstorm activity likely at isolated places.
Abhijit Modak, an independent forecaster, who runs the Konkan Weather blog, said that rains were anticipated to return on Thursday, aligning with the Janmashtami celebrations.
He explained, “A low-pressure area in the Arabian Sea, which formed on September 5 along the South Odisha and North Andhra Pradesh Coast, moved in a west-northwest direction. The moisture from this system with favorable wind convergence reached the latitude of Mumbai, triggering the revival of rains. Despite the system forming two days ago, the city experienced no rain due to the persistent dry air from the north. As of now, we anticipate this wet spell to persist until September 9.”
Another weather enthusiast Shivam Khandelwal, who runs the Mumbai Nowcast handle on X (formerly Twitter), said that parts of Vasai and Virar are expected to get triple digit rainfall by the end of the 24-hour rain period.
“However, there is no need to panic as of now as we can expect regular Mumbai rains. The wet spell may cover the average rains for the month over the next few days,” he said.
