Maharashtra: Lightning, rain with gusty wind likely today

MUMBAI: There were pre-monsoon showers in parts of Mumbai, Thane and Navi Mumbai on Tuesday evening. The rain began in parts of Thane and Navi Mumbai around 7pm even while Mumbai continued to remain cloudy. Slowly, parts of Powai, Kurla, Borivli and Vikhroli also recorded rain.
IMD has forecast thunderstorms with lightning, rain and gusty wind reaching up to 30-40kmph at isolated places on June 2 and 3 for parts of Thane, Mumbai and Palghar, while June 4 and 5 is likely to see light to moderate rain.
Through the day in Mumbai and Thane, due to high humidity levels, people said there was discomfort. Relative humidity recorded by IMD Colaba was 85%, while IMD Santacruz recorded 77%. The maximum recorded at Colaba and Santacruz was 34.2 degrees and 33.7 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperature at Colaba was 28.3 degrees and at Santacruz was 27 degrees.
IMD said southwest monsoon is most likely to be normal, with seasonal rainfall to be well distributed spatially. The official date for onset of monsoon over Mumbai is June 11. Last year, it arrived on June 14.