The India Meteorological Division (IMD) on Saturday issued a pink alert for the coastal districts of Raigad and Ratnagiri, and Kolhapur and Satara in western Maharashtra, warning of extraordinarily heavy rainfall on July 14.
The MeT division has issued an orange alert for Thane district for Sunday and a yellow alert for Mumbai, forecasting average to heavy showers within the metropolis and suburbs with a chance of very heavy rainfall at remoted locations.
A pink alert was already in place for Raigad and Ratnagiri for Saturday.
As per the IMD forecast, Satara and Kolhapur are more likely to file extraordinarily heavy rainfall at remoted locations within the ghat areas and average rain within the plains on Sunday.
A yellow alert has been issued for the remainder of the state.
IMD scientist Sushma Nair mentioned the monsoon exercise has picked up since July 11 and was more likely to proceed for 2 to 3 days.