Monsoon rain is expected to intensify over the commercial capital Mumbai after the next 24 hours. Moderate rain, with a one or two heavy spells, is expected in Mumbai on Saturday, 15th of June. The total amount of rainfall would be around 40 mm of rain on this day.
Traffic woes could make a comeback on Sunday and Monday as widespread rainfall with a few heavy spells are expected to lash the commercial capital. Rainfall could be in excess of 100 mm on both these days.
Temperature will also fall in the city by 2 degrees from the expected 30 degrees on Sunday to 28 degrees on Monday. Sky will be mostly cloudy. Humidity levels in the city will remain very high. Moist winds from the Arabian Sea will prevail over the city during the period.
Weather in Delhi will continue to witness fluctuation in temperatures like the one experienced during the last 24 hours. Yesterday’s maximum temperature dropped to below normal by 6 degrees due to rain and partly cloudy sky. The temperature is expected to again rise on Saturday to fall on Sunday.
Central India will be full of monsoon rainfall activities during the next two days as the low pressure area over coastal Orissa is making progress. The weather system now lies over central Orissa and will move west-northwestward from its present position.
Monsoon rain has remained weak in east and northeast India during the last 48 hours. It is expected to increase during the next two days. The west-northwestward movement of the weather system in central India will allow moisture influx in east and northeast India from the Bay of Bengal to increase rainfall during the period.