Mumbai Rains: Very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall, high tide today, predicts IMD

The India Meteorological Department has forecasted extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places in Mumbai for today and tomorrow. Also, a high tide of 4.57 metres is to occur at 11:38 am today. Mumbaikers have been requested to stay away from the sea-shore, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has informed.

On Friday, Mumbai and nearby regions witnessed heavy rains with the IMD predicting intermittent moderate to heavy rain and “possibility of very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places” in the metropolis and surrounding areas on Saturday (today).

The IMD has predicted that intermittent moderate to heavy rain/showers was very likely in Mumbai over the next 24 hours, with “the possibility of very heavy to extremely heavy rain at isolated places

On Thursday, the IMD predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places in Mumbai and adjoining coastal districts and issued an orange alert for Friday and Saturday.

Yesterday, according to IMD’s Mumbai centre, the Colaba weather bureau reported 161.4 mm rainfall between 8:30 am and 8:30 pm. During this period, the Santacruz weather station in the city recorded 102. 7 mm rainfall.