The Regional Meteorological Centre of Mumbai has predicted a partly cloudy sky with the possibility of thunderstorms and rain on the evening of Thursday, October 17, in the city and its suburbs. The India Meteorological Department issued a yellow alert for today in the city, expecting thunderstorms accompanied by lightning, light to moderate rainfall, and gusty winds (30- 40kmph) at isolated places.
Apart from Mumbai, the weather department also issued a yellow alert for Palghar, Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Nasik, Ghats of Nasik, Ahilyanagar, Pune, Ghats of Pune, Ghats of Kolhapur, Kolhapur, Satara, Ghats of Satara, Sangli, Sholapur, Beed, Latur and Dharashiv.
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Meanwhile, Madhya Maharashtra has also issued a yellow alert for light to moderate rains with lightning in all the districts except Khandesh. Light rain is forecast at some places in three districts of Khandesh and the Beed, Latur, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Jalna, Parbhani, Hingoli, and Nanded districts of Marathwada.