Mumbairains have finally commenced on Saturday morning, marking an end to the prolonged dry spell. City has been witnessing light rain and thundershowers since early morning hours, which are likely to continue for at least next 2-3 hours. As reiterated by Skymet Weather, the cyclonic circulation prevailing in Arabian Sea off Karnataka and Goa coast has shifted slightly northwards along the coast. This has led to the development of a convective clouds over South Mumbai, leading to rain and thundershowers. As per the weathermen, rains are expected to continue for next few hours, stopping thereafter. Another spell of rain is likely over the city again during the late afternoon or evening hours. Further, we can expect these rains to continue for next 24 to 48 hours with increasing intensity as Monsoon 2016 is around the corner. Monsoon has already covered parts of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh and is likely arrive over Konkan & Goa including Mumbai very soon. Mumbai records average rainfall of 523.1 mm during June, which increases significantly to 799.7 in July. The city has been dry since last two months, with two or three occasions recording traces of rainfall. In wake of this, both maximum and minimum temperatures have been settling well above normal by 2-3 degrees, paving way for hot and humid weather. Image credit: indiatimesAny information taken from here should be attributed to skymetweather.com
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