Monsoon moves in: Mumbai gets first showers. But will it continue to rain?
After an anxious wait and mounting concerns over water supplies, weather conditions are finally shifting across Mumbai and the wider Konkan region. Here's how the weather will be this week.
Mumbai woke up to heavy rains on Monday, June 22, a day after the city received its first monsoon shower, bringing much-needed relief from the hot and humid weather and offering hope to a city grappling with dwindling water reserves.
Several parts of Mumbai and adjoining regions received showers early on Monday, June 22, marking a significant change after an unusually weak start to the southwest monsoon. A yellow alert has also been issued for June 22 and Tuesday, June 23.
The India Meteorological Department's (IMD) latest forecast has indicated that rain activity over the Konkan region, including Mumbai, is likely to increase further over the coming days.
WHAT'S AHEAD FOR MUMBAI?
As rain continues in Mumbai, rainfall over North Konkan is expected to become fairly widespread on June 22 and remain active through the week.
Meanwhile, the broader Konkan and Goa region is likely to witness widespread rainfall from June 23 onwards. The IMD has also forecast isolated heavy rainfall over Konkan and Goa from June 22-28.
The weather department has said thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds reaching 40-50 kmph, with winds going up to 60 kmph, are possible over Konkan and Goa between June 22 and June 25.
Areas in and around Mumbai, including Thane, Palghar and Raigad, are also expected to experience increased rain activity in the coming days.
RELIEF FROM MOUNTING WORRIES
The arrival of sustained rainfall comes after a prolonged delay in monsoon activity over Maharashtra.
While the southwest monsoon reached parts of the state earlier this month, weak monsoon currents kept Mumbai largely dry, resulting in one of the city’s poorest June rain spells in more than a decade.
The dry conditions had raised concerns over water availability as seven of Mumbai’s water reservoirs had fallen to low levels, prompting authorities to impose restrictions on industrial and commercial water consumption and curb supply to construction activities.
Historically, Mumbai receives most of its annual rainfall between June and September, making the southwest monsoon vital for replenishing reservoirs and ensuring uninterrupted water supply.
Although the rains have been late, they are now here and are expected to drench Mumbai, just like they usually do.
With rainfall activity expected to strengthen this week, the city may finally see the monsoon gather pace after a delayed and anxious start.
Mumbai woke up to heavy rains on Monday, June 22, a day after the city received its first monsoon shower, bringing much-needed relief from the hot and humid weather and offering hope to a city grappling with dwindling water reserves.
Several parts of Mumbai and adjoining regions received showers early on Monday, June 22, marking a significant change after an unusually weak start to the southwest monsoon. A yellow alert has also been issued for June 22 and Tuesday, June 23.
The India Meteorological Department's (IMD) latest forecast has indicated that rain activity over the Konkan region, including Mumbai, is likely to increase further over the coming days.
WHAT'S AHEAD FOR MUMBAI?
As rain continues in Mumbai, rainfall over North Konkan is expected to become fairly widespread on June 22 and remain active through the week.
Meanwhile, the broader Konkan and Goa region is likely to witness widespread rainfall from June 23 onwards. The IMD has also forecast isolated heavy rainfall over Konkan and Goa from June 22-28.
The weather department has said thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds reaching 40-50 kmph, with winds going up to 60 kmph, are possible over Konkan and Goa between June 22 and June 25.
Areas in and around Mumbai, including Thane, Palghar and Raigad, are also expected to experience increased rain activity in the coming days.
RELIEF FROM MOUNTING WORRIES
The arrival of sustained rainfall comes after a prolonged delay in monsoon activity over Maharashtra.
While the southwest monsoon reached parts of the state earlier this month, weak monsoon currents kept Mumbai largely dry, resulting in one of the city’s poorest June rain spells in more than a decade.
The dry conditions had raised concerns over water availability as seven of Mumbai’s water reservoirs had fallen to low levels, prompting authorities to impose restrictions on industrial and commercial water consumption and curb supply to construction activities.
Historically, Mumbai receives most of its annual rainfall between June and September, making the southwest monsoon vital for replenishing reservoirs and ensuring uninterrupted water supply.
Although the rains have been late, they are now here and are expected to drench Mumbai, just like they usually do.
With rainfall activity expected to strengthen this week, the city may finally see the monsoon gather pace after a delayed and anxious start.
