As Maharashtra celebrates Holi, residents of Mumbai and neighbouring regions woke up to another day of rain and thunderstorms. Some areas reported occasional power cut as well.
The India Meteorological Department has forecast light to moderate rainfall along with thunderstorms in several parts of Maharashtra, including Mumbai over the next two days. An IMD official said that this bout of rain is due to a trough running from south Konkan to central Chhattisgarh at lower tropospheric levels.
Netizens took to social media to post images and videos of the early morning rain. “Who would have thought it would rain on Holi in Mumbai?” asked a Twitter user.
Dadar, Mumbai: Heavy unseasonal rains lashed #Mumbai & parts of Maharashtra today. IMD predicts partly cloudy sky with possibility of light rain & occasional strong winds reaching 50-60 kmph.#MumbaiWeather #MumbaiRains #IMD #MumbaiRains pic.twitter.com/zvQke8BN2C— PRASHANT SHINDE (@PrashantShindeL) March 7, 2023
After a super hot week, it’s raining in Mumbai now Rain dance arrangements by nature for Holi pic.twitter.com/c01TQJiDAe
— Ms Aflatoon (@Ms_Aflatoon) March 7, 2023
perfect Holi-playing weather in Mumbai rn— Yash (@YashLaddhx) March 7, 2023
Playing Holi in Mumbai today? Get a rain dance free????— Kritika Kukreja (@KriKuksItUp) March 7, 2023
People playing #Holi at juhu beach#Mumbai #juhu pic.twitter.com/BMp0ntAyJW— Indrajeet chaubey (@indrajeet8080) March 7, 2023
it sounds cold and raining #MumbaiRains #Mumbai #MumbaIndians #rain pic.twitter.com/n2QIzYZ69K— (@snk5522) March 7, 2023
Mumbai’s Malad and neighbouring region of Thane. Some claimed to have earthquake-like tremors in Pune.
Earthquake in Pune?Rain in Mumbai and Thane
Rt#PuneRains #MumbaiRains #mumbai #pune #Thane #earthquake
— Gomzee (@GelaniParody) March 7, 2023
And surprisingly it's THUNDERING THUNDER now⚡ any possibility of Rain today in Mumbai?Anywhere else is this happening?#MumbaiRains— अतरंगी मुलगी (@AnkitaDsinha) March 7, 2023
Some weather enthusiasts on Twitter also mapped the rain activity, and said, “There is windy condition all over Mumbai Metropolitan Region. The wind flow speed is highest off coast Mumbai in the marked region. It is raining over MMR and some part of Mumbai. If wind direction favours then entire Mumbai will be covered under rain patch. Let’s wait and watch.”
️❗Maharashtra may experience a few rainy spells this morning. Did you check the weather? https://t.co/vVFIyeJN2d#weather #rain #mumbai #nagpur #weatherupdate #holi pic.twitter.com/7WPvswO9zg— Weather & Radar India (@WeatherRadar_IN) March 7, 2023
What a night it was !!! Nature decided to have a full electric night with constant loud thunder/ ️⚡ moderate to heavy rains a gusty winds in Nagothane ,parts of Mumbai and Thane last night.Waking up to a Monsoon type morning is such a blessing in March⛈️ #MumbaiRains pic.twitter.com/z5o0nZsxKU
— Abizer Kachwala (@KachwalaAbizer) March 7, 2023
The IMD official said that under the influence of the trough running from south Konkan to central Chhattisgarh, isolated light or moderate rainfall with thunderstorm is very likely over central India during March 6-8, over Maharashtra from March 6-9 and over Rajasthan and Gujarat on March 6-7.
Incidentally, the rains come at a time when temperatures have been on the higher side all through February, with the average maximum temperature being 29.5 degrees Celsius, which is the highest since 2016, the IMD official said.
Besides Thane in Mumbai’s neighbourhood, rain also lashed Kalyan-Dombivli, Dhule and Jalgaon. Some reports stated that unseasonal rain in Jalgaon and hail storm in Dhule district have caused huge damage to crops.
In Jalgaon district, crops like banana, wheat, gram and maize were damaged after strong winds swept Bhusawal, Muktainagar and Yaval talukas. A local reported stated that farmers in Dhule district are already estimating losses after storm in Khori Titne area damaged their fields.
Amid the dust storm, Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena criticised the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the government for their failure to harvest rain to reduce the problem of dust in the financial capital.
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