MUMBAI: Pre-monsoon showers coupled with gusty winds lashed a number of parts of town and its neighboring spaces like Thane, Kalyan and Dombilvi on Saturday evening. Parts of Mumbai like Borivali, Goregoan, Kandivali, Mulund and Powai too gained showers. Weathermen referred to as this as the typical monsoon development with the rains already having reached up to Karnataka.
While the standard onset of monsoons over Mumbai is June 10 however the India Meteorological Department officers have hinted against an earlier arrival this 12 months. Conditions are favorable for the monsoons to set over Maharashtra coast through the coming week, IMD officers have stated.
Two girls at Crawford Market purchasing umbrellas when it started pouring in Mulund and Thane.
On Saturday evening heavy rains started from the outskirts of Thane like Badlapur, Dombilvi and Kalyan and inside of a while reached parts of Thane, Mira Road and likewise parts of Mumbai like Mulund, Powai and Borivali. Mulund resident Vignesh Nair stated that through evening the skies had turned shiny yellow which could be very synonymous to the rains. "The rains were much awaited considering the high humidity and high maximum temperatures which had made it very uncomfortable to move out," he stated.
Okay S Hosalikar, IMD deputy director-general (western region) stated, "The showers are owing to convection and ground heating. The reason for the showers is the high temperatures and moisture being abundantly available now. The monsoons have already reached Karnataka. The westerly winds are also present. This is a typical monsoon phenomenon."
While the standard onset of monsoons over Mumbai is June 10 however the India Meteorological Department officers have hinted against an earlier arrival this 12 months. Conditions are favorable for the monsoons to set over Maharashtra coast through the coming week, IMD officers have stated.
Two girls at Crawford Market purchasing umbrellas when it started pouring in Mulund and Thane.
Rain lashes parts of Maharashtra, visuals from Mumbai. https://t.co/XAqIF39qPL
— ANI (@ANI) 1527953804000On Saturday evening heavy rains started from the outskirts of Thane like Badlapur, Dombilvi and Kalyan and inside of a while reached parts of Thane, Mira Road and likewise parts of Mumbai like Mulund, Powai and Borivali. Mulund resident Vignesh Nair stated that through evening the skies had turned shiny yellow which could be very synonymous to the rains. "The rains were much awaited considering the high humidity and high maximum temperatures which had made it very uncomfortable to move out," he stated.
Okay S Hosalikar, IMD deputy director-general (western region) stated, "The showers are owing to convection and ground heating. The reason for the showers is the high temperatures and moisture being abundantly available now. The monsoons have already reached Karnataka. The westerly winds are also present. This is a typical monsoon phenomenon."
Pre-monsoon showers lash Mumbai and Thane
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