The India Meteorological Division (IMD) has issued orange and yellow alerts indicating warmth wave and rainfall coupled with thunderstorms for Mumbai and its neighbouring districts of Thane, Navi Mumbai, Raigad and Palghar, together with a number of different components of Maharashtra
The IMD in its 48-hour bulletin on Wednesday issued an orange alert for heatwave and thunderstorms in Raigad, Ratnagiri, Dhule, Jalgaon, Nashik, and Kolhapur until Could 16 (Thursday).
In the meantime, for the mentioned interval, a yellow alert has been issued for the districts of Palghar, Thane, Mumbai, Pune, Sindhudurg, Ahmednagar, Satara, Sangli, Jalna and Beed.
The heatwave warning was adopted by a spike in day temperatures as effectively. On Wednesday, the IMD’s Santacruz observatory had recorded 37.2 levels, which was 3.6 levels above regular. Earlier on Tuesday additionally, the day temperature recorded was above 37 levels.
“Mumbai together with its adjoining districts have recorded a fast spike in temperature because of easterly winds. Alongside this, clouds have additionally been fashioned for which a nowcast warning for rainfall together with thunderstorms have been issued,” mentioned an IMD official.
Previous to this on Could 13, Mumbai recorded moderate to heavy spells of rain during the evening hours, which was coupled with thunderstorms and gusty winds.
In the meantime, on Wednesday the IMD’s Coastal observatory at Colaba had recorded 37.6 levels, which is 3.7 levels above regular. The minimal temperatures recorded in Santacruz and Colaba have been additionally 26.8 and 27.4 levels, that are 0.3 and 0.4 levels above regular.