Mumbai has been preparing for heavy rains, with dense clouding hovering over the city since yesterday. Mumbai rains finally appeared around 4 am on Thursday and hasn’t had a break thereafter.
Since then, rains of varying intensity have been observed over Mumbai, with showers getting heavy in forenoon hours. As a result, visibility has reduced to 500 meters, with the wind speed exceeding 50 kmph.
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According to Skymet Weather, moderate to heavy rain and thundershowers would continue for next one or two hours. Subsequently, rains may take a brief break but will return soon. Frequent rainy spells filled with some heavy rains would continue throughout the day, predict weathermen.
In wake of these heavy rains, Mumbai Monsoon is likely to make onset anytime now.
These rains can be attributed to the trough running along the West Coast, from Konkan to Coastal Karnataka. With the trough getting more marked, intensity of rains are likely to increase in the next 2-3 days.
As reiterated by Skymet Weather, Mumbai has to take utmost caution, particularly in the next three days June 8-10. Some heavy to very heavy rains are likely to deluge the city. Famous three-digit rainfall are also likely during this time.
These rains are most likely to hit normal life out of gear, with the threat of flash flooding and waterlogging looming large over Mumbai.
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