IMD issues Orange alert for heavy rains in Mumbai, other districts of Maharashtra for next 24 hours

Mumbai: India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for heavy rain in Mumbai, Thane, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Latur, and Nanded in Maharashtra for the next 24 hours.
"We have issued an Orange alert for heavy rain in Mumbai, Thane, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Latur, and Nanded for the next 24 hours. Today, Mumbai received more than 65 mm of rainfall", said Sunil Kamble, Chief of Maharashtra IMD, while speaking to ANI.
According to the weather department, a Yellow alert is issued when the expected rainfall is between 64.5 mm and 115. 5 mm. An Orange alert indicates a rainfall range between 115.6 to 204.4 mm in a day, and a Red alert is issued when the area is likely to receive 204.5 mm of rainfall in a 24-hour duration.
Meanwhile, many parts of Mumbai witnessed heavy rainfall on Sunday night leading to severe waterlogging in different areas.
Fishermen are advised not to venture along and off North and South Maharashtra from June 9 to June 13.
"Squally weather with wind speed 45 kmph to 55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph likely to prevail along and off North Maharashtra coast on 9th to 13th June. Fishermen are advised not to venture along and off the North Maharashtra coast during the above-mentioned period," the IMD said in its bulletin.
Earlier on Sunday, Mumbai saw rainfall, indicating the start of the anticipated weather activity. The IMD had earlier reported that the southwest monsoon has advanced to parts of the central Arabian Sea, south Maharashtra, Telangana, south Chhattisgarh, south Odisha, and more areas of coastal Andhra Pradesh.
"Southwest Monsoon has advanced into some more parts of central Arabian Sea, south Maharashtra, Telangana and some parts of south Chhattisgarh and south Odisha and some more parts of Coastal Andhra Pradesh today, 8 June 2024," IMD said in a post on X.
IMD reported favourable conditions for the Southwest Monsoon to advance into the central Arabian Sea, some parts of Maharashtra (including Mumbai), and Telangana over the next 2-3 days.
"Conditions are favourable for further advance of Southwest Monsoon into remaining parts of central Arabian Sea, some more parts of Maharashtra (including Mumbai) and Telangana during next 2-3 days," IMD said in a post on X.
This year's Monsoon onset was two days earlier as the usual date of the onset is on June 1. This year, Kerala experienced widespread pre-monsoon rains.