Parts of Mumbai in Maharashtra had heavy rainfall on Friday and Saturday, most likely as a result of the arrival of the southwest monsoon. For the city on June 26–27, the India Meteorological Department has issued a yellow alert, signalling isolated areas of severe rainfall.
According to the weather service, isolated areas in the Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, and Palghar districts are likely to experience light to moderate rain on Saturday.
The monsoon was supposed to arrive in Mumbai between June 23 and 25, but storm Biparjoy caused it to be delayed by over ten days.
According to a weather official from Mumbai, cyclone Biparjoy prevented the monsoon from moving farther despite the fact that it had already reached coastal Ratnagiri on June 11.
“Now conditions are becoming favourable for its further progress and it is likely to hit Mumbai over the weekend between June 23-25,” the official said.
Maharashtra is suffering from a heatwave with temperatures that have above 40 degrees Celsius, particularly in the Vidarbha area.
On June 8, a week later than usual, the southwest monsoon arrived on the Indian mainland. Kerala typically experiences the onset of the southwest monsoon on June 1.
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