Mumbai:
Maharashtra is in for a wet spell as a low-pressure system building over the northwest Bay of Bengal is expected to bring heavy to very heavy rain across the state over the next four days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday.
The system, which formed near the Odisha coast, is getting stronger and is likely to move northward—dragging with it a wave of rainfall, thunderstorms, and strong winds. The IMD has sounded alerts for several regions, including Konkan, parts of Madhya Maharashtra like Pune, Satara, Kolhapur, and Sangli, as well as sections of Marathwada.
Wind speeds could touch 40–50 km/h in some areas, and a few spots might see extremely heavy rain.
Mumbai, meanwhile, is already drenched. Between May 26 and 27, Colaba recorded 162 mm of rainfall and Santacruz logged 144 mm—making this the second-highest May rainfall the city has seen in a decade. Roads flooded, daily life was disrupted, and the monsoon has officially shown up 16 days early.
The rain isn’t stopping anytime soon. The IMD says the monsoon will keep moving across Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and the northeast in the coming days.
The silver lining? IMD has revised its seasonal outlook and now expects an above-normal monsoon this year, with rainfall at 106% of the long-period average.
Residents are being urged to stay cautious, especially in low-lying or flood-prone areas, and to follow local weather updates closely.
