MUMBAI: The city woke up to a rainy morning as Mumbai witnessed a significant downpour on Tuesday. Some areas also witnessed intense but very short spells of rain.
Adjoining areas like Thane, Navi Mumbai and Vasai-Virar too saw continuous rain activity. In Mumbai, the downpour was witnessed in parts of Girgaon, Powai, Lalbaug and Kurla.
The IMD said that the winds being westerly also brought in the cool breeze. “The rains are due to moisture incursion from the Arabian Sea,” said IMD scientist Sushma Nair.
For the city it was also the wettest day of the season as rain recorded in the 24 hours ending 8.30am on Tuesday by the IMD Santacruz observatory was 17mm. The highest rain recorded in the month of March has been of 13.1mm in the year 2006
Richa Pinto is a special correspondent with The Times of India. S...
Read MoreRicha Pinto is a special correspondent with The Times of India. She covers urban governance & climate change issues. With over a decade of experience in field reporting, she has written extensively on various civic issues affecting Mumbaikars. She graduated in -journalism from the prestigious Mumbai-based St Xavier's College and later pursued a three-year Law degree (L.L.B.) with the University of Mumbai. She regularly tweets about all things that matter to Mumbai on-- @richapintoi.
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