Mumbai, May 28: Mumbaikars will have to wait longer for rainfall, as instead of the forecast pre-monsoon conditions, the region is once again reeling under a heatwave.
Additionally, the onset of the southwest
monsoon, which was predicted over Kerala on May 26, has shown no signs of arrival, thereby possibly delaying the arrival of the monsoon over Mumbai and Maharashtra too.
On Wednesday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) sounded a Yellow Alert for 'heatwave conditions' for the districts of Mumbai, Thane, Palghar and Raigad. The warning is valid till 8.30 a.m. on Thursday, after which the region will experience 'hot and humid conditions'.
Heatwave conditions persist across Mumbai region
On Wednesday, the maximum temperature recorded at the Colaba observatory was 35.2°C, which was above normal. As per the automated weather stations in Mumbai, the area that recorded the highest maximum temperature on Wednesday was Ram Mandir (Oshiwara) at 38.7°C, followed by Byculla at 37.8°C.
As per IMD's local weather forecast for Mumbai city and suburbs for the next 48 hours, the skies will be partly cloudy and hot and humid conditions will prevail. The maximum and minimum temperatures will be around 35°C and 29°C, respectively.
Rainfall likely only by early June
IMD Mumbai Director Bikram Singh said, "There are no signs of pre-monsoon showers in Mumbai till May 31. However, the interiors of Maharashtra are getting showers at isolated places. For Mumbai and MMR, there are signs the region can get showers by June 4-5. The maximum temperature in the region will continue to be around 35°C."
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Meanwhile, the districts in Maharashtra for which alerts have been sounded for thunderstorms accompanied by rainfall this week include Pune, Kolhapur, Satara, Sangli, Solapur, and the Marathwada and Vidarbha regions.
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