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Autos transfer by means of a waterlogged street throughout rain, in Navi Mumbai. (Picture: PTI)
The Met workplace issued an orange alert forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall in Palghar, Thane, Mumbai, Raigad and Ratnagiri districts of Konkan from August 24 onwards
Mumbai and lots of different elements of Maharashtra are anticipated to obtain heavy rainfall over the following 4 to 5 days, the India Meteorological Division (IMD) on Friday mentioned.
The Met workplace issued an orange alert forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall in Palghar, Thane, Mumbai, Raigad and Ratnagiri districts of Konkan from August 24 onwards.
It additionally issued orange alert for Pune and Satara districts of western Maharashtra and Amravati, Bhandara, Chandrapur and Gondia districts of Vidarbha for Saturday.
An orange alert warns of heavy rainfall exceeding 64.5 mm in 24 hours, doubtlessly disrupting regular life and inflicting flooding in low-lying areas.
Yellow alert predicting thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and light-to-moderate rainfall with gusty winds of 30-40 kmph pace was issued for Saturday in a number of districts barring a couple of in western Maharashtra and Marathwada.
The IMD has issued orange alert for some districts of Konkan and western Maharashtra on August 25 and 26 as nicely.
A low-pressure space over northern elements of West Bengal and adjoining areas of northeast Jharkhand and one other over east central Arabian sea off Maharashtra coast will carry rain to most elements of Maharashtra within the subsequent 48 hours, an IMD scientist informed PTI.
(This story has not been edited by News18 workers and is printed from a syndicated information company feed – PTI)
