The Mumbai city kept on receiving Monsoon showers all through Friday with incessant rains likewise being recorded in some areas for a long span. Due to these incessant downpours, there was water logging at several places in the city amid the day time, to be specific at Dadar and at Sion street.
Therefore, traffic had to be diverted. Not just this, the celebrations of Ganesh Chaturthi have started on a rainy note as heavy downpours have been lashing the city of Mumbai.
In a span of last 24 hours from 8:30 am on Friday, Mumbai’s Santa Cruz observatory recorded 90 mm of rainfall, whereas Colaba observatory recorded 39 mm of rain.
These weather conditions can be attributed to an active offshore trough which is seen running from Gujarat Coast up to Kerala Coast. Also, a cyclonic circulation is seen over Chhattisgarh and adjoining areas, which is likely to move westwards.
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Hence, the city will continue to witness moderate to heavy rain and thundershower activities during the next two to three days. Due to the shifting of the weather system, a significant change in the weather conditions is further expected over Mumbai and adjoining areas in the coming days.
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Further, as per Skymet Weather, these good rains are expected to lash the city until August 29 and 30. Hence, the weather amid the auspicious Ganesh Chaturthi to remain rainy which may make Mumbaikars to praise the rain gods for the ongoing pleasant weather conditions.
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