Maharashtra: Mumbai on Tuesday wakes up to rain lashing several parts of the city. Heavy unseasonal rains lashed Mumbai and satellite cities on Tuesday morning, bringing down the temperature. IMD Mumbai has issued thunderstorm, lightning and rain alert for several districts including Mumbai today. Along with Mumbai, Thane and Raigad are expected to witness thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and rain during next 3 to 4 hours.
IMD Mumbai further informed that rain with gusty winds reaching 30 to 40 kmph is likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Mumbai, Thane and Raigad. It has advised the residents to take precautions while moving out. Officials said transport services like local trains and buses have remained unaffected. Satellite cities like Thane, Mira-Bhayander, and Vasai-Virar too received a spell of heavy showers in the morning.
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'Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning and light to moderate spells of rain with gusty winds reaching 30-40 kmph very likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Mumbai, Thane, Raigad during next 3-4 hours,; reads a tweet from ANI. The India Meteorological Department attributed the westerly wind and moisture incursion from the Arabian Sea as the reason behind the spell. It is unusual for Mumbai to witness rains in March. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said that some parts of Mumbai city and suburbs have recorded up to 20-25 mm of rain between 7 am and 8 am.
Cloudy skies expected over New Delhi
For Tuesday, the weather office has forecast generally cloudy skies with the possibility of very light rain or drizzle. The maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to hover around 26 and 16 degrees Celsius, respectively.
Delhi on Monday received the highest 24-hour rainfall for March in the past three years, recording 6.6 mm precipitation in just three hours, the India Meteorological Department said.
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