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Heavy rain continued to pour down on Mumbai and surrounding areas on Saturday morning after an entire week of spells, prompting the met department to issue a red alert for many parts in Maharashtra, including Thane, Mumbai, Palghar, Raigad, and Ratnagiri. 

For other areas, such as Nashik, Pune, Satara, Jalgaon, and Gadchiroli, an orange alert has been issued.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) took to social media platform X on Saturday morning to inform the public about the red alert issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) for Mumbai, advising people to exercise caution and avoid stepping out for non-essential work.

 

#WATCH Mumbai: Heavy rain causes waterlogging in many parts of the city.

Visuals from the SCLR Bridge. pic.twitter.com/H1lZTAzgr5

— ANI (@ANI) August 15, 2025

While heavy to very heavy rainfall is predicted for Mumbai on Saturday, some places may also experience extremely heavy rainfall, said the met department. Temperatures have dropped because of the constant downpour, with the maximum temperature on Saturday predicted to be around 29 degrees Celsius during the day, and 24 degrees Celsius during night.

The area of Palghar, meanwhile, may be lashed with rain from Sunday until August 19, as per the weather panel, because of a low-pressure area formed in the Bay of Bengal off north Andhra Pradesh.

 

Mumbai Radar shows intense to very intense convection over the city and adjoining area. It is likely to continue for next 2-3 hours.Moderate to intense spells of rain very likely to occur at isolated places in the district of Ratnagiri, Raigad, Mumbai City, Mumbai Suburban,… pic.twitter.com/486IjNJWmd

— ANI (@ANI) August 16, 2025

Heavy rainfall will persist over Maharashtra for at least the next few days. Moderate rain is likely to occur at various places over Marathwada; moderate to heavy rain is most likely to occur at most places over the Konkan-Goa region; and light to moderate rain has been predicted over South Madhya Maharashtra and at a few places over North Madhya Maharashtra.

 

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In the wee hours of Saturday morning, the western suburbs of Mumbai, especially the Marol Fire Station, recorded the highest rainfall at 207 mm. In the eastern suburbs, Vikhroli and Ghatkopar experienced heavy rain.

On Friday, the IMD had sounded an orange alert for Mumbai for the next few days. The city’s weather observatory in Colaba received 45.2mm of rainfall, and Santacruz station logged 11.5mm in 24 hours.

 

Meanwhile, other areas that were put on a yellow alert for Saturday are Kohlapur, Amravati, Wardha and Nagpur.

 

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