The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for two days, that is Monday, October 17 and Tuesday, October 18 in Mumbai, Thane and Palghar districts. Meanwhile, it is pertinent to note that Mumbaikars woke up to bright and humid weather.
There is a possibility of heavy rain with lightning in the city, its suburbs and other districts in Maharashtra, reports mentioned.
However, according to the forecast, the weather will remain dry on Wednesday and there will be light rain on Thursday.
As per a data revealed by the weather department, Mumbai recorded 216 mm of rain on Saturday morning, October 15.
Besides, according to Santacruz observatory, 113 mm of rain has been recorded on October 8. Whereas, it has so far recorded 216.1 mm of rainfall in Mumbai this October.
With this, the month of October has the highest rainfall in the last ten years.
Prior to this, in 1998, 376 mm was recorded in Mumbai which is the highest rainfall ever recorded.
The average rainfall expected during October is around 91 mm. Previously, the highest rainfall recorded in October was 197.7 mm in October 2012.
The IMD’s Santacruz observatory on Monday, October 17, recorded a maximum temperature of 34.4°C and a minimum of 25.6°C. On the other hand, the IMD’s Colaba observatory on Monday, October 17, recorded a maximum temperature of 34.2°C and a minimum of 26.8°C.
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