Monsoon arrives in Maharashtra, city likely to get hit by June 10

Southwest monsoon arrives in Maharashtra, advancing towards Mumbai. IMD predicts favorable conditions for further progress in the state in the next few days.

Mumbai: The southwest monsoon arrived in Maharashtra on Thursday, officials from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

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K S Hosalikar, head of climate research and services at IMD, said that the monsoon has arrived at Ratnagiri and passed through Solapur, Medak (Telangana), Bhadrachalam (Andhra Pradesh), Vizianagram (Andhra Pradesh), Bay of Bengal and the old station of Islampur (West Bengal.

“The good news is that in the next three to four days, the conditions are looking favourable for more advancement in parts of Maharashtra including Konkan and Mumbai,” Hosalikar said. Officially, the monsoon onset date for Mumbai is June 10, and should cover the entire Maharashtra by June 15, he added.

On Thursday, Hosalikar, in a post on X, announced: “Morning latest satellite observation indicate cloud bands over the west coast from Kerala to south Konkan, suggesting an increase in westerlies over the Arabian sea. It’s a good situation. At the same time, the east coast areas are also seen with cloud bands.”

Meanwhile, IMD said that the city should continue to expect premonsoon showers. On Wednesday, the central and western suburb areas received most of the premonsoon showers.

The weather bureau has placed the city under a yellow alert till Sunday, with the likelihood of thunderstorms accompanied by lightning, light to moderate rainfall and gusty winds of 40- 50kmph at isolated places. The temperatures, however, will continue to remain in the same range, with the maximum between 33 to 35 degrees Celsius.

On Thursday, IMD’s Santacruz station recorded a maximum of 35.6 degrees Celsius, 1.9 degree above normal, and Colaba recorded 34.9 degrees Celsius, 1.2 degree above normal. Humidity was at 63% and 66%, respectively.