Overview
- An IMD nowcast at 7:20 am warned that light to moderate rain is very likely within three hours across Mumbai City, Mumbai Suburban, Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Pune, Nashik, Satara and Nanded.
- RMC Mumbai issued a yellow alert for Thane and Palghar, flagging isolated thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds of 30–40 km/h.
- IMD linked the ongoing showers to a depression over the eastern‑central Arabian Sea that has been moving northeastward.
- Mumbai’s Thursday forecast called for a partly cloudy sky with one or two spells of rain or thundershowers, with no fresh broad citywide rain warning issued for the day.
- Mumbai’s air quality improved into the good to moderate range, with AQI readings reported near 56–63 in the morning, and police advised avoiding unnecessary travel during intense showers.