Overview

• Mumbai’s rain intensity eased by Friday with buses and suburban trains running largely on schedule and road traffic normalising.
• IMD forecasts heavy rainfall for Mumbai from Tuesday, August 26, after a relatively quieter period through the weekend.
• Chennai recorded back-to-back thunderstorms, with Sholinganallur and Parry’s reporting 17 cm in 24 hours and several areas facing waterlogging.
• IMD cites a cyclonic circulation over Tamil Nadu and expects a low-pressure area to form over the northwestern Bay of Bengal by August 25.
• Authorities issued marine wind warnings over the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal with advisories for fishermen to stay off rough seas.