2 hours ago
1
Amid the metropolis receiving continuous showers implicit the past days, Mumbai's Santacruz presumption recorded 68.4 mm rainfall successful October unsocial portion the Colaba presumption registered 63 mm rain. (File Photo)
After an aboriginal onset of monsoon this season, the ongoing spells of showers–which has caught residents disconnected defender since Wednesday–have present deferred the withdrawal of southwest monsoon from Mumbai this year. While the emblematic day of monsoon withdrawal successful the metropolis is October 10, elder scientists person attributed the existent hold to a strategy brewing successful the Arabian Sea, adding that rainfall successful the metropolis is apt to cease wholly by adjacent week.
Over the past 3 days, the metropolis has been witnessing mean to dense rains, peculiarly during the nighttime time. While respective pockets had recorded implicit 60 mm rainfall wrong a play of 1 hr connected Thursday night, information showed that mean showers continued to lash the metropolis thereafter with IMD’s Santacruz presumption registering 31.4 mm rainfall betwixt Friday and Saturday morning. Meteorologists person attributed the resurgence of downpour to the improvement of a low-pressure country successful the Arabian Sea.
While the strategy ushered successful alleviation by bringing down the alarming AQI levels and precocious temperatures, it has besides delayed the withdrawal of monsoon successful the bay this year.
Sunil Kamble, manager of IMD Mumbai told The Indian Express, “Whenever determination is simply a strategy that brings successful rain, withdrawals are delayed. This is not unusual. In fact, we person besides had years wherever monsoon withdrawal has been delayed up to October 20.”
Kamble added that airy to mean showers are slated to proceed implicit the adjacent 2 – 3 days astatine least. With the strength of showers owed to recede thereafter, Mumbai is apt to witnesser withdrawal of monsoon adjacent week.
“As of now, the withdrawal enactment has reached Nandurbar district. Over the adjacent 2 – 3 days, arsenic the strength reduces, we volition observe the concern and past state the withdrawal. Currently, conditions for withdrawal from Mumbai are conducive successful the upcoming week,” said the IMD Mumbai director.
Amid the metropolis receiving continuous showers implicit the past days, Mumbai’s Santacruz presumption recorded 68.4 mm rainfall successful October unsocial portion the Colaba presumption registered 63 mm rain. Having recorded lone 11 mm rainfall successful October 2023, this is the city’s wettest October since 2022 erstwhile Santacruz presumption received a staggering 226 mm rain.
Last year, the withdrawal of southwest monsoon successful Mumbai had been declared connected October 7 portion successful 2022, it was announced connected October 23.
Click present for Haryana and J-K Assembly Election Results Live Updates
.png "indianexpress.")
.png "khaleejtimes")
.png "arabnews")
.png "gulfnews"){kind=logo}
English (US) · 
Hindi (IN) ·