Despite the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on May 31 sounding a severe weather warning for the coming five days in Maharashtra, Mumbaikars woke up to a sunnier and drier morning on Thursday.
However, IMD in its 24-hour forecast has predicted a partly cloudy sky with the possibility of light to moderate rainfall or thundershowers for Thursday.
Meanwhile, India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) Santacruz observatory on Thursday recorded the maximum temperature at 33.1 degrees Celsius, while the Colaba observatory recorded a maximum temperature of 32.8 degrees Celsius. The Santacruz observatory in the western suburbs recorded a minimum temperature of 25.4 degrees Celsius, while the Colaba observatory recorded a minimum temperature of 27.2 degrees Celsius.
IMD on Wednesday informed that conditions are becoming favourable for the onset of monsoon in Kerala likely from Thursday as south-westerly winds have strengthened and resulted in an increase in rainfall in the state.
"The spatial rainfall distribution has increased over Kerala. Westerly winds have strengthened in the lower levels over the south Arabian Sea and deepened," it said in a statement.
There is an increase in cloudiness over the Kerala coast and adjoining the southeast Arabian Sea, which will further enhance rainfall activity over Kerala during the next 24-hours. "Hence, the monsoon onset over Kerala is likely to take place during the same period," it said.
(With inputs from Agencies)