IMD predicts extremely heavy rain for Mumbai this week; check forecast here
Live MintThe weather department on Sunday said that Mumbai is expected to witness ‘extremely heavy rainfall’ in the coming week. Earlier in an interview with PTI, IMD Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, said, “Climate change has hampered the ability of forecasting agencies to accurately predict severe events and the India Meteorological Department is installing more radars and upgrading its high-performance computing system to meet the challenge.” He also said that though the monsoon rainfall has not shown any significant trend in the country, the number of heavy rainfall events has increased and that of light rainfall events has decreased due to climate change. Meanwhile, Maharashtra has received 27 per cent more rains than normal recorded in the months of June and July, despite the dull start to the monsoon season this year, the Indian Meteorological Department said. As per the data compiled by the IMD, the state had received 677.5 mm rainfall till July 31, which is 27 per cent more than its normal figures, a senior IMD official said. “The Marathwada region received 61 per cent excess rainfall than usual, while Vidarbha and central Maharashtra recorded 25 and 39 per cent more showers respectively.