Patchy showers are continuing over Mumbai and suburbs for the last many days. During the last 24 hours, Santacruz recorded 11 mm and Colaba 13 mm of rains. Many other suburbs of the city also witnessed scattered rains.
The cyclonic circulation is persisting over Gujarat and an east-west shear zone is running along latitude 20 degrees north, in the vicinity of Mumbai. The cyclonic circulation is fetching humid winds from the Arabian Sea. The shear zone is also adding rain activities over Konkan and Goa including Mumbai. Nearby areas such as Mahabaleshwar and Matheran have recorded heavy showers.
Rain activities may increase to some extent over Mumbai and suburbs between August 20 and 22nd. There is a very bleak chance of very heavy rains in Mumbai and suburbs. The Ghat areas of Konkan and Madhya Maharashtra will continue to get decent showers. Mumbai and suburbs will continue to receive good rains until August 23rd. Thereafter, rain activities will decrease significantly over Mumbai and suburbs. The weather in Mumbai and suburbs may become warm and sultry once again. Discomfort level will not increase much in Mumbai and suburbs.
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