MUMBAI: The southwest monsoon is prone to arrive in Mumbai, Goa and parts of Maharashtra by June 7, bringing in its wake heavy rains, the weather place of job stated on Tuesday.
"Our forecast for the next 48 hours says that the monsoon will reach southern Konkan, Goa and Mumbai by June 7 and then move towards northern parts of Maharashtra," stated an reliable from the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
"After the onset of the monsoon, heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to occur in the areas in the next 24 hours - that is from June 8," he stated.
A warning would be issued for fishermen, asking them not to undertaking deep within the Arabian Sea, the reliable stated.
In the last few days, the metropolis has been lashed by pre-monsoon showers. Three other folks have died in rain-related incidents.
The monsoon, which made an onset in Kerala on May 29, three days earlier than its scheduled arrival, has advanced in parts of Tamil Nadu, southwest, west-central, east-central, northeast of Bay of Bengal and many of the northeastern states, the IMD had stated.
Private weather forecasting company SkyMet has predicted heavy to very heavy rains in Mumbai, its adjoining districts and coastal Konkan from June 6 to 10.
"Mumbai, Dahanu, Thane, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg could witness heavy to very heavy rains and very heavy rains from 6-10 June.
"From 10-11 June, Surat, Valsad and adjoining districts of south Gujarat may even obtain heavy to very heavy rains," SkyMet has stated.
"Our forecast for the next 48 hours says that the monsoon will reach southern Konkan, Goa and Mumbai by June 7 and then move towards northern parts of Maharashtra," stated an reliable from the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
"After the onset of the monsoon, heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to occur in the areas in the next 24 hours - that is from June 8," he stated.
A warning would be issued for fishermen, asking them not to undertaking deep within the Arabian Sea, the reliable stated.
In the last few days, the metropolis has been lashed by pre-monsoon showers. Three other folks have died in rain-related incidents.
The monsoon, which made an onset in Kerala on May 29, three days earlier than its scheduled arrival, has advanced in parts of Tamil Nadu, southwest, west-central, east-central, northeast of Bay of Bengal and many of the northeastern states, the IMD had stated.
Private weather forecasting company SkyMet has predicted heavy to very heavy rains in Mumbai, its adjoining districts and coastal Konkan from June 6 to 10.
"Mumbai, Dahanu, Thane, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg could witness heavy to very heavy rains and very heavy rains from 6-10 June.
"From 10-11 June, Surat, Valsad and adjoining districts of south Gujarat may even obtain heavy to very heavy rains," SkyMet has stated.
Monsoon likely to hit Mumbai by June 7
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