Rains were witnessed in various parts of South Mumbai on the Diwali weekend. The suburbs saw some precipitation as well, but in significantly less measure.
The light drizzle on Friday evening started from parts of the island city and continued over suburbs like Chembur, Goregaon and the neighbouring cities of Thane and Navi Mumbai.
In the 24 hours ending 8.30am on Saturday, the IMD Colaba observatory recorded 10.2 mm rain, while the Santacruz observatory witnessed only trace amounts of rain.
This falls in the light rain category, as per IMD classification. Throughout Saturday, cloudy skies were seen.
Dr Jayanta Sarkar, scientist and head at IMD Mumbai, said the city experienced this rain activity owing to a wellmarked low pressure area over east central Arabian sea.
“From Sunday onwards, it will reduce, with further reduction from the day after that,” said Sarkar.
The city recorded no rain in November last year, while in November 2019, 109 mm rain was recorded, making it the highest for the month in a decade.
Meanwhile, on Friday, prior to the rains, the maximum temperature recorded by the IMD Santa Cruz observatory was 37 degrees Celsius, making it the second highest for November since the year 2016. Previously, in 2018, the highest maximum temperature had touched 37.6 degrees on November 4.
By Saturday, the rains ensured that the maximum temperatures dipped with the IMD Santacruz recording maximum temperatures of 33.9 degrees which was 0.5 degrees Celsius below normal.
Surjitt Sahani
