Mumbai experiences strong winds and rainfall; yellow alert issued
Mumbai experiences strong winds and rainfall; yellow alert issued
Mumbaikars woke up on Saturday morning to heavy rains accompanied by strong winds.
Mumbai’s Regional Meteorological Centre has issued a yellow alert for the city today.
A video shared by a news agency showed scenes from the city’s Marine Drive area, where people were walking along the promenade amid strong winds, and rising waves.
Taking to X, the civic body wrote, “Moderate rain in City and Suburbs. Possibility of heavy rainfall at isolated places. High Tide – 11:47 hrs – 4.28 meter, 23:37 hrs – 3.66 meter. Low Tide – 17:52 hrs – 1.70 meter, 05:38 hrs (04.08.2024)– 0.75 meter.”
Earlier, IMD Mumbai had issued a rainfall warning for certain districts in Maharashtra. It said, “Moderate spells of rain are very likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Palghar, Nasik, Dhule, Nandurbar, Kolhapur, and Sindhudurg during the next three to four hours.”
As per IMD director Mrutyunjay Mohapatra IMD predictions for August-September is that
India is expected to receive normal to above-normal rains in August and September, thanks to developing La Nina conditions, in a boost to the country’s agriculture and overall economy.
In August, monsoon rains are expected to be normal at 94-106% of the long-period average,” . The long-term average for August is 254.9mm based on the average of 1971-2020, and for the August-September period, it is 422.8mm.
IMD states that July 2024 recorded the highest-ever minimum temperatures for the country since 1901, with central, eastern, and northeastern regions breaking records set over a century ago.
News Edit K.V.Raman
