Mumbai receives over 100 mm rainfall in 24 hours as IMD forecasts more heavy rain

Several parts of Mumbai recorded more than 100 mm of rainfall in the 24 hours ending at 8 am on Friday, while the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast “heavy to very heavy” showers during the day.

The weather department has also predicted gusty winds reaching speeds of 50-60 kmph in the metropolis, according to the latest monsoon update issued by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).

Suburban train services on the Central, Western and Harbour lines were operating normally on Friday morning, railway officials said, although commuters reported delays in local train services.

Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) bus services were also functioning normally, with no major disruptions reported.

The civic body said a high tide of 4.28 metres is expected at 2.18 pm on Friday, followed by another high tide of 3.68 metres at 2.09 am on Saturday. Low tides are expected at 8.22 pm on Friday (1.74 metres) and 7.44 am on Saturday (1.05 metres).

Mumbai has been witnessing heavy showers overnight since around Thursday midnight. Officials said low-lying areas, including Dadar, Andheri, Goregaon and Parel, experienced waterlogging, though the accumulated water receded by morning.

The intensity of rainfall eased during the early morning hours but picked up again after 8 am in some parts of the city.

According to the BMC, Mumbai recorded more than 100 mm of rainfall during the 24-hour period ending at 8 am on Friday. The island city received an average rainfall of 126 mm, while the eastern suburbs recorded 110 mm and the western suburbs 114 mm.

The Wadi Bunder area recorded the highest rainfall at 150.2 mm, followed by Malabar Hill with 145.8 mm and Sandhurst Road with 140.8 mm.

In the western suburbs, the rain gauge at Malpa Dongari Municipal School in Andheri recorded 136.6 mm of rainfall. Powai received 124 mm of rain, the highest in the eastern suburbs, the BMC said.

Amid the heavy rain, a man died after falling into a manhole in Chandivali in the western suburbs on Thursday, marking the second rain-related death this week. An 11-year-old boy was killed on Tuesday after a tree fell on his school bus in the eastern suburb of Chembur.