IMD Predicts Heavy Rainfall For Mumbai, Thane, Palghar Tomorrow; Orange Alert In Raigad, Ratnagiri | India News
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The India Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for ‘heavy to very heavy rainfall’ in Raigad and Ratnagiri districts of Maharashtra
People cross a road at Marine Drive during rain, in Mumbai on June 18. (Image: PTI)
The MeT has forecast heavy rainfall for Mumbai, Thane, and Palghar on June 19, and heavy to very heavy rainfall in Maharashtra’s Raigad and Ratnagiri districts.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert in Raigad and Ratnagiri, and a yellow alert for Mumbai, Thane and Palghar. These areas have received heavy to very heavy rainfall since the beginning of the week, but it looks like there will be no respite from this weather till June 22.
The southwest monsoon actively caused showers over the entire state on Wednesday. After June 19, however, rainfall will ease in Palghar. Thane and Mumbai, however, will continue to receive moderate to heavy rainfall till June 22. For Raigad and Ratnagiri, the IMD has issued a yellow alert for ‘heavy rainfall’ from June 20 to 22.
In Mumbai, the rainfall alert was reduced from orange on Wednesday to yellow on Thursday (June 19). Heavy rains have lashed the city since June 16, disrupting normal life in several areas with wall collapse and tree fall incidents reported from different areas.
The rain alert was also reduced from red on Wednesday to orange in Raigad district for Thursday, while it remained the same for Ratnagiri. The weather department predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall for other areas such as Sindhudurg, Pune ghat section, Satara ghat section, Kolhapur ghat section on Wednesday.
The IMD has predicted isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall over Konkan, Goa, Central Maharashtra, and Gujarat till June 22. This time, the monsoon advanced quickly covering parts up to central Maharashtra, including Mumbai, and the entire northeast by May 29. But it stalled from May 28-29 until June 10-11.
It regained momentum last week and is expected to cover most parts of northwest India, including Delhi, by June 25, well ahead of the usual dates. The primary rain-bearing system reached Kerala on May 24, marking its earliest onset over the Indian mainland since 2009, when it arrived on May 23.
Meteorologists said the date of monsoon onset does not directly correlate with the total seasonal rainfall. An early or delayed arrival in Kerala or Mumbai does not necessarily indicate similar progress in other parts of the country. They said the monsoon is influenced by complex global, regional and local factors, marked by significant variability.
The monsoon is crucial for India’s agriculture sector, which supports the livelihood of around 42 per cent of the population and contributes 18.2 per cent to the GDP. It also plays a key role in replenishing reservoirs essential for drinking water and power generation.
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