Maharashtra weather: Mumbai under yellow alert; orange warning for Vidarbha, Marathwada as IMD predicts heavy rain

Parts of Maharashtra are likely to witness heavy to very heavy rainfall thunderstorms lightning and gusty winds over the weekendMumbai weather IMD issues yellow alertThe Regional Meteorological Centre RMC Mumbai has issued a yellow alert for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region on Saturday Mumbai Thane and Raigad are likely to witness thunderstorms accompanied by lightning light to moderate rainfall and gusty winds of 30ndash40 kmph at isolated places Palghar is expected to receive heavy rainfall along with thunderstorms lightning and gusty winds reaching 40ndash50 kmph at isolated placesFor Mumbai city and suburbs the RMC has forecast a partly cloudy sky over the next 24 hours with one or two spells of light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by lightning and gusty winds reaching 40ndash50 kmph Maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 33 degrees Celsius and 26 degrees Celsius respectivelyFor Sunday too Mumbai has been placed under a yellow alert warning of heavy rainfall From September 14 to 18 the city is under the green category indicating no warningOver the next 48 hours the RMC has forecast a generally cloudy sky over Mumbai with a few spells of moderate rain or thundershowers lightning and gusty winds of 40ndash50 kmph One or two spells of intense rainfall are also possible in some areas Temperatures are likely to be around 31 degrees Celsius and 26 degrees CelsiusNorth Konkan districts to see thunderstorms heavy rainRatnagiri is likely to receive moderate rain while Sindhudurg may see light to moderate rainOn Sunday thunderstorms accompanied by lightning heavy rainfall and gusty winds of 40ndash50 kmph are very likely at isolated places in Thane and Mumbai Palghar is likely to see thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds of 40ndash50 kmph at isolated places while Raigad is likely to receive light to moderate rainMaharashtra weather Orange alert in parts of Vidarbha MarathwadaAn orange alert has been issued for Chandrapur and Gadchiroli in Vidarbha as well as Parbhani Hingoli and Nanded in Marathwada warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall in isolated places accompanied by thunderstorms lightning and gusty winds reaching 40ndash50 kmphNo warning has been indicated for southern Konkan and parts of western Maharashtra although light to moderate rainfall has been predicted in some areasOn Sunday the orange alert is expected to shift towards north Madhya Maharashtra with Dhule Nandurbar and the ghats of Nashik likely to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms lightning and gusty windsMadhya Maharashtra to see heavy rain thunderstormsOn Saturday thunderstorms accompanied by lightning heavy rainfall and gusty winds of 40ndash50 kmph are very likely at isolated places in Dhule Jalgaon Nashik and its ghats and Chhatrapati SambhajinagarNandurbar Ahilyanagar Pune and its ghats Solapur Beed Latur and Dharashiv are likely to see thunderstorms accompanied by lightning light to moderate rainfall and gusty winds of 30ndash40 kmph at isolated placesOn Sunday heavy to very heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms lightning and gusty winds of 40ndash50 kmph is very likely at isolated places in Dhule Nandurbar and the ghats of NashikJalgaon Nashik Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and the ghats of Pune remain under a heavyrain and thunderstorm watchKolhapur Sangli and parts of Satara are expected to see only light rain or thundershowersMarathwada Vidarbha under thunderstorm watchIn Marathwada heavy to very heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms lightning and gusty winds of 40ndash50 kmph is very likely at isolated places in Parbhani Hingoli and Nanded on SaturdayJalna is under a thunderstorm and heavyrain watch for Saturday and Sunday Conditions across much of Marathwada are then likely to ease to light rain or thundershowers from MondayIn Vidarbha the more intense weather activity on Saturday is expected over Chandrapur and Gadchiroli where heavy to very heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms lightning and gusty winds of 40ndash50 kmph is very likely at isolated placesBhandara Gondia Nagpur Wardha Washim and Yavatmal are also likely to experience thunderstorms accompanied by lightning heavy rainfall and gusty winds of 40ndash50 kmph at isolated placesAkola Amravati and Buldhana are likely to see thunderstorms accompanied by lightning light to moderate rainfall and gusty winds of 30ndash40 kmph at isolated placesOn Sunday Akola Amravati Buldhana Chandrapur and Gadchiroli remain under a thunderstorm and heavyrain watchMost of Vidarbha is likely to have no warning from Monday onwardsIMD issues precautions amid thunderstorm activityThe IMD has cautioned that heavy rain may cause localised flooding in lowlying and urban areas uprooting of weak trees disruption to transport and municipal services damage to standing crops and lightning strikes during thunderstormsResidents have been advised to avoid open fields and tall trees during thunderstorms 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