IMD issues orange alert for Mumbai, red for Raigad on Aug 16-17
The wet spell in the city continued as rainfall recorded in the 24 hours ending 8:30am on August 15 by the IMD Colaba and Santacruz observatory was 45.2mm and 11.5mm, respectively. The total rainfall recorded so far by the IMD Colaba and Santacruz observatory since the beginning of the monsoon was 1,119.2mm and 1,435.7mm, respectively.
Chief of IMD Mumbai, Shubhangi Bhute, said, "The east-west trough runs from the southern parts of Gangetic West Bengal to the east-central Arabian Sea across the upper air cyclonic circulation associated with the low-pressure area over south Odisha and adjoining north Andhra Pradesh, north Telangana, south Maharashtra between 3.1 and 4.5km above mean sea level, tilting southward with height.
Under its influence, the rainfall activity over Maharashtra is very likely to increase during Aug 15-20, 2025.
We have therefore issued an orange alert for Mumbai for Aug 16 and 17, and a red alert in case of Raigad for Aug 16."
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A warning for fishermen was also issued. "Squally weather with wind speed reaching 40-50 kmph, gusting to 60 kmph, is likely to prevail along and off North Konkan coasts and adjoining sea areas from Aug 15-16. Squally weather with wind speed reaching 45-55 kmph, gusting to 65 kmph, is likely to prevail along and off North Konkan coasts and adjoining sea areas from August 17-19," read the warning.
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