Pre-monsoon showers hit Mumbai; brings respite from heat

Mumbaikars received respite on Saturday evening as several parts of the city and its adjoining areas witnessed the first of the pre-monsoon showers.

Several residents said they felt gusty winds and witnessed lightning, followed by rains.

 Earlier in the day, Mumbai witnessed maximum temperatures of 35.2 degree Celsius being at Santacruz with humidity of 67%, while Colaba witnessed a maximum of 35 degree Celsius with humidity of 80%.

“There were good rains witnessed in Badlapur area on Saturday and thunderstorm activity with gusty winds was reported from several parts of Mumbai too post late Saturday evening. This is the result of the huge cloud cover over Mumbai and Konkan area and more rains can be expected soon. Pre-monsoon activity is being witnessed all over Maharashtra though the Southwest Monsoon is still to hit the State,” said an IMD official adding that from June 5 there should be more spurts of rains in the city.

By around 8pm several parts of the city in eastern as well as western suburbs began receiving rains with gusty winds and thunderstorms. Rains and thunders are being reported from area like Dahisar, Borivali, Kandivali, Powai and parts of Andheri. 

The first spell of rains also saw few motorcyclists slipping on the road along the Western Express Highway and SV Road.