IMD expects Mumbai and central Maharashtra to see heavy rain during the next two days

In the past 24 hours, severe downpours have caused water-logged roads in Mumbai, the financial centre of India.The formation of synoptic conditions, such as a low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal region, cyclonic circulation over Gujarat’s Kutch region, and an active trough spread over Maharashtra to coastal Karnataka, have been cited by the weather forecasting agency as the reasons behind the heavy rainfall prediction in the area.

In the past 24 hours, there have been numerous strong downpours in Mumbai, the financial city of India, and its surrounding areas, which have flooded the roadways and hampered traffic. Following waterlogging, the Andheri underground was closed to vehicular traffic, and traffic was redirected to the Swami Vivekananda road (SV road).Mumbai had 86 mm of rain, according to the Colaba Observatory, in the 24 hours ending at 8:30 am on Sunday, while the Santacruz weather station received 176.1 mm, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).While it arrived two days early in Delhi, the monsoon was 14 days late in Mumbai. Monsoon onset typically occurs on June 11 over Mumbai and June 27 over Delhi between 1961 and 2019. According to an IMD representative, the southwest monsoon has been spreading quickly and covering more and more ground. In a once in 62-years occurrence, the IMD on Sunday announced the beginning of the southwest monsoon over Mumbai and Delhi.