IMD Issues Yellow Alert for Mumbai With Heavy Rain Expected Thursday
Mumbai woke up to moderate rain, overcast skies, and gusty winds on Thursday morning as monsoon activity continued across the city. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a yellow alert for Mumbai for Thursday, warning residents of heavy rainfall and thundershowers in isolated parts of the city.
According to the IMD forecast, Mumbai and its suburbs are likely to remain generally cloudy through the day. While widespread heavy rainfall is not anticipated across the entire region, localized areas could receive moderate to heavy showers accompanied by gusty winds.
Wind speeds across the city are expected to remain between 40 and 50 kmph during the day, with gusts potentially reaching 50 to 60 kmph during intense spells of rain. The IMD recorded a minimum temperature of 28°C on Thursday morning, with the maximum temperature expected to stay around 31°C.
Despite the yellow alert for Thursday, weather officials have not issued any rain alerts for Mumbai for the remaining days of the week.
The recent showers follow a wet start to August for Mumbai and the surrounding Mumbai Metropolitan Region, which witnessed moderate to heavy spells of rain during the opening days of the month. Heavy showers recorded across Mumbai and neighbouring districts during early July previously helped the city recover from its seasonal rainfall deficit, even as El Niño conditions led to a broader forecast of below-normal monsoon rainfall this year.
In its monthly outlook for August, the IMD noted that rainfall across the country is expected to remain normal to below normal, while average minimum temperatures are likely to stay normal to above normal.
The ongoing monsoon showers have also helped maintain clean air quality across the city. Official data shows Mumbai's overall Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded a level of 28 on Thursday morning. Under standard AQI classification, an index value between 0 and 50 is categorized as 'Good', representing clean air with minimal health risk to the general population.
