Overview

• The IMD issued a three‑hour red nowcast on Monday morning for Mumbai, Thane and Raigad predicting intense to very intense rain with 30–40 km/h gusts before revising most areas to an orange alert as intensity eased.
• Overnight downpours flooded low‑lying pockets such as Kings Circle, Sion, Byculla, Mahalaxmi and Peddar Road, and the Andheri Subway was shut to traffic with vehicles diverted via Gokhale Bridge.
• Colaba recorded 134.4 mm of rain in 24 hours to Monday morning while Santacruz logged 73.2 mm, with high readings also reported at Bandra, Byculla and Juhu.
• Suburban rail services saw localized delays and some cancellations on Central and Harbour sections even as railway spokespeople said services were operating normally.
• A monorail train stalled near Wadala and 17 passengers were evacuated as services ran on a single line with delays, and BMC shared its 1916 control room number as forecasts flagged continued heavy rain across parts of Maharashtra.