Since the early hours of Thursday, it has started raining in Mumbai and surrounding areas. The Meteorological Department has also issued weather warnings for Mumbai and surrounding areas for Friday. The Meteorological Department has issued a yellow alert for Mumbai, Palghar and Thane for 7-8 September i.e. today and tomorrow. Heavy rain has been indicated at isolated places. There is a possibility of rain and lightning on Friday as well.
Yellow alert has been issued in Raigad district along with Mumbai and Thane on Thursday, which will remain till Sunday. Predicting a possibility of thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds, the weather bureau has also issued a yellow alert for Mumbai on Sunday.
Met department officials said that there would be an increase in rain activity in Mumbai for at least the next five days. Meteorologists have attributed the surge in monsoon to a low pressure area over the Bay of Bengal, which is expected to move towards Jharkhand.
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