Mumbai Weather News Updates: IMD issues yellow alert for Mumbai, Thane for Tuesday and Wednesday

Time of India

06-05-2025

06 May 2025 | 06:55:50 AM IST
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a thunderstorm alert for Mumbai, warning of lightning, light to moderate rainfall, and gusty winds at isolated locations on May 6 and 7. According to the IMD, wind speeds may reach up to 40 kmph during storm activity in some parts of the city.Mumbai could also see light showers on May 5 and 8, while dry weather is expected to return by May 9, bringing an end to this brief spell of pre-monsoon activity.Thane, Palghar, and Raigad districts are likely to experience similar weather patterns between May 5 and 7. The IMD has marked the probability of thunderstorms in these areas as 'Very Likely,' meaning residents should be prepared for possible strong winds and rain.Authorities have advised people to remain cautious, especially during the afternoon and evening hours when thunderstorm intensity tends to peak.Weather experts say these pre-monsoon showers could offer temporary relief from the rising summer temperatures across the region. Show more Eight people died and two others were injured in a head-on collision between a car and a tractor in Bihar's Katihar district, police said on Tuesday. The car passengers were returning from a wedding function when the accident took place Sameli block office on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday, they said, adding that efforts are on to identify the victims."At least eight persons, all men, died and two others were injured when an SUV in which they were travelling collided head-on with a tractor coming from the opposite direction on the NH-31 near the Sameli block office," Katihar SP Vaibhav Sharma told PTI. A massive fire broke out in several kutcha houses in the Chilakota village of the Dahod district in the early hours of Tuesday.Fire tenders arrived at the spot to douse the fire upon receiving information.Further details awaited. A fight between groups of people with a history of "bad blood" escalated Sunday night into a shooting outside a concert and car show at a suburban Phoenix restaurant, leaving three dead including a teenager and five others injured, police said. The shooting outside El Camaron Gigante Mariscos & Steakhouse was an "isolated incident," and authorities believe more than one person fired shots, said Glendale Police Department spokesperson Jose Santiago. Between 200 and 300 people were in attendance at the outdoor venue when the shooting broke out. Two vehicles collided head-on and burst into flames on a two-lane highway in rural eastern Kansas, killing eight people, including a high school student, a teacher-coach and a school employee from Oklahoma, authorities said Monday. The crash occurred at about 5:45 p.m. Sunday on U.S. 169 outside of the small town of Greeley, about 60 miles (97 kilometers) southwest of Kansas City, Missouri, the Kansas Highway Patrol said. One person escaped from a wrecked vehicle and was hospitalized. Israel's military targeted Houthi rebels in Yemen's Red Sea province of Hodeida on Monday with a punishing round of airstrikes, killing at least one person and wounding 35. The strikes came a day after the Iranian-backed rebels launched a missile that hit Israel's main airport.The rebels' media office said at least six strikes hit the crucial Hodeida port Monday afternoon. Other strikes hit a cement factory in the Bajil district, located 55 kilometers (34 miles) northeast of Hodeida city, the rebels said. The extent of damage at the two facilities wasn't immediately clear.The Israeli military said more than 20 Israeli fighter planes took part in the operation, dropping more than 50 munitions on dozens of targets. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a thunderstorm alert for Mumbai, warning of lightning, light to moderate rainfall, and gusty winds at isolated locations on May 6 and 7. The forecast is part of a five-day weather outlook released by the Regional Meteorological Centre in Mumbai.According to the IMD, wind speeds may reach up to 40 kmph during storm activity in some parts of the city.Mumbai could also see light showers on May 5 and 8, while dry weather is expected to return by May 9, bringing an end to this brief spell of pre-monsoon activity.Thane, Palghar, and Raigad districts are likely to experience similar weather patterns between May 5 and 7. The IMD has marked the probability of thunderstorms in these areas as 'Very Likely,' meaning residents should be prepared for possible strong winds and rain.Authorities have advised people to remain cautious, especially during the afternoon and evening hours when thunderstorm intensity tends to peak.Weather experts say these pre-monsoon showers could offer temporary relief from the rising summer temperatures across the region.