Mumbai: On Saturday, Mumbaikars woke up to intermittent showers and gusty winds and a much more gloomy day. The skies have been cloudy since the monsoon onset in the city. Rainfall, as reported earlier, exceeded the expectation the weather agency had set for the month of June.
The India Meteorological Centre has allotted a yellow alert for Mumbai meanwhile Orange alert for Raigad, Thane and Palghar districts have remained unchanged.
However, despite the yellow alert, IMD stated that there's a possibility of the city and suburbs seeing heavy rainfall.
IMD issued yellow alert to Mumbai | IMD
Forecast for the day
The weather agency has forecasted that the city and suburbs will see moderate to heavy rainfall and stated that very heavy rain likley in isolated pockets. The temperature in the city is likely to hover around 29┬░C and 24┬░C for the next 48 hours.
Districtwise alerts issued | IMD
No disruptions in services
While the BEST had no diversions issued, the traffic too was running smoothly on July 1 morning. Meanwhile, the trains on Central Railway and Western Railway were plying per schedule.
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Mumbai AQI
As per the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), the AQI in Mumbai is currently in the 'good' category, with a reading of 50.
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