The Regional Meteorological Centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Mumbai issued yellow and orange alerts for several districts in Maharashtra, predicting unusual weather for the upcoming days. As per the IMD, Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds (speed reaching 40-50 kmph) and light to medium rainfall are likely at isolated places in Konkan, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada, and Vidarbha districts from May 16 to 20, 2025.
In its latest weather forecast, IMD issued a yellow alert for Palghar, Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Dhule, Nandurbar, Nasik, Gahats of Nasik, Ghats of Kolhapur, Kolhapur, Ghats of Satara, Sangli, Sholapur, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Jalna, Parbhani, Beed, Latur, Dharashiv, Akola, Amravati, Buldhana, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli, Nagpur, Wardha and Yavatmal, expected thunderstorm accompanied with lightning, light to moderate rainfall and gusty winds (40- 50 kmph) at isolated places.
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Mumbai Weather Update
The weather department said a partly cloudy sky with the possibility of thunderstorms accompanied by light to moderate rain and gusty winds (30-40 kmph) towards afternoon/evening at isolated pockets in Mumbai city and suburbs for the next 24 hours.
The IMD predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in Pune, Satara, Raigad and Nashik for the next three to four hours. Heavy rain accompanied by strong winds, lightning and thundershowers is expected in the state for the next four hours.
The pressure in the Bay of Bengal is expected to form a cyclone named 'Shakti' on May 23. It is likely to land between May 24 and 28 and bring heavy rainfall to Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, and adjoining areas.