Mumbai likely to receive rain over weekend; train services may hit

Mangaloretoday News Network

Mumbai, March 16: We all know how are Mumbai rains, they don’t only occur in monsoons but any day / month. Be ready to witness the rains this weekend. While Mumbaikars were all set to tackle the sweltering heat through the month of March, the India Meteorological Department has predicted that the city is likely to witness light showers and thundershowers in the next three days. Even the temperatures are likely to dip over the weekend with the maximum temperature dipping to 32 degrees and minimum temperature to 23 degrees. The rains might delay and affect Mumbai’s life line, the local train services. More than 70 lakh commuters use the city’s railway services daily. The troubles for commuters will become manifold if it rains heavily.

Mumbai rains have remained in hiding ever since December. In fact, the last rainy spell was witnessed On December 5 and December 6, wherein the city had recorded 22 mm and 53 mm of rainfall, respectively. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted rain/ thundershower at most places with isolated heavy falls very likely over Kerala, coastal Karnataka and Lakshadweep Islands during next 24 hours. Rains or thundershowers are also expected at a few places very likely over south Tamil Nadu during next 24 hours.

Most of the intense clouding is being confined to sea only, but it’s the peripheral of the system that are affecting the coastal areas. Thus, any heavy showers are ruled out over Mumbai. These showers are expected during the latter part of the day. However, clouding has restricted the rise in mercury. Around 11:30 am, mercury was hovering around 28°C, while at the same time yesterday it was 34°C.