High tidal waves were witnessed in the coastal regions of Gujarat on June 12. IMD has issued an Orange alert for Saurashtra & Kutch Coasts in view of the extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm “Biparjoy” over the east-central and adjoining northeast Arabian Sea. Notably, as per Met dept, Biparjoy will make landfall on Saurashtra & Kutch Coasts on June 15. Porbandar DM KD Lakhani talked about preparedness for Cyclone Biparjoy. Meanwhile, Mumbai also witnessed high tides on June 12. The cause of this high tide is cyclone Biparjoy. The IMD issued a ‘thunderstorm’ alert for some districts in coastal Maharashtra
12 June,2023 03:21 PM IST | Mumbai
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall for north Konkan, north central Maharashtra, east and west Vidarbha, Odisha, Gujarat, Goa and ghat areas of Madhya Maharashtra. Relief is likely after August 12, it said. On Tuesday, IMD forecast isolated very heavy rainfall over Uttarakhand Today. The monsoon has remained active over the country for the past week. According to the Met department, the monsoon trough will remain to the south of its normal position till the end of this week.
10 August,2022 10:05 PM IST | Mumbai
Scores of Mumbaikars who did not step out of their houses and even changed their travel plans following IMD's red alert on Friday were left red-faced. As the rain activities subsided on Friday, the weather bureau downgraded the rain alert from red to orange later during the day. On Thursday evening the IMD's Regional Meteorological Centre - Mumbai issued a red alert for Mumbai, Thane and Palghar for Friday, July 8. Meanwhile, a Red alert was issued for July 8 and July 9 in Pune, Raigad, Ratnagiri and Satara. While the red alert was later downgraded to an orange alert during the day for Mumbai, Thane and Palghar for other areas forecast remained the same.
09 July,2022 10:03 PM IST | Mumbai
The civic body’s works over the past year seem to have given relief to citizens living in and commuting through the areas that are prone to chronic flooding between Dadar and Parel. Among those are Hindmata and King’s Circle, both of which were waterlogged on Tuesday after incessant downpour. But, once the rain stopped, both these spots were cleared of water, thanks to the holding tanks and water pumps. The BMC, however, faltered at one point the Milan subway. It was flooded like always and remained so even after the rain stopped, as the civic body forgot to install water pumps for the holding tank.
06 July,2022 09:48 PM IST | Mumbai
Mumbai will further cool down in the next one or two days, with the Indian Meteorological Department predicting light and moderate rain and thunderstorms in the city. The temperature in the city has already dropped from 35 degrees Celsius a few days ago to 33.2 degrees.
13 June,2022 09:36 PM IST | Mumbai
After a brief interval, unseasonal rains in the city are back. Mumbai and Thane woke up to light showers and dropped temperature on Wednesday. A yellow alert has been issued for Mumbai, Thane and Palghar on Wednesday as heavy rains are expected.
01 December,2021 07:46 PM IST | MumbaiADVERTISEMENT
