Monsoon Update 2026: Heavy rain lashing Mumbai, Pune; IMD predicts more showers | Today’s news
The Southwest Monsoon is finally making its way across India and gaining strength, bringing much-needed relief from the summer heat. However, it is also causing heavy rainfall, massive flooding and travel disruptions in several states.
On Tuesday, the southwest monsoon made landfall in Mumbai, 13 days after its usual start date, bringing widespread rainfall across the city and suburbs, with several areas reporting waterlogging. Mumbai received more than 200 mm of rainfall in just 24 hours which ended at 8 am today.
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Mumbai Monsoon Update
A day after the monsoon made landfall, India’s financial capital experienced heavy overnight rainfall that disrupted commuter train services, caused waterlogging in low-lying areas and left many commuters stranded. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted moderate to heavy showers along with thunder and lightning in Mumbai and its suburbs in the next 24 hours, news agency PTI reported.
According to civic data, the island city received an average of 195 mm of rainfall, while the western suburbs recorded 208 mm and the eastern suburbs 167 mm in the 24 hours that ended at 8 am today. Earlier, at 4 am, the meteorological agency had issued a red alert for Mumbai and Palghar for 3 hours, warning of thunderstorms, lightning, heavy to very heavy rainfall and winds of 40-60 kmph. It was later downgraded to an orange alert at 7 am, valid till 10 am, with the IMD predicting moderate to heavy rains for Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, Palghar and Sindhudurg districts.
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Thane, Pune Monsoon Update
Maharashtra’s Thane and Palghar areas were also drenched by heavy rains in the past 24 hours, triggering a landslide at Malshej Ghat and prompting dozens of reports of trees falling.
Earlier on Tuesday evening, a minor landslide was reported along the Malshej Ghat stretch that connects Thane and Pune districts. According to the district disaster management authorities, the incident took place between the ‘washing point’ and the ‘umbrella point’ at the ghat between 6 pm and 7 pm on Tuesday.
Southwest Monsoon is advancing in Bihar
According to an India Today report, the Southwest Monsoon has settled over parts of Bihar and is bringing widespread relief to the state. But it raises a key question for millions in northern India who are still waiting for the onset of the monsoon in Delhi.
While the monsoon hit Bihar earlier this month, rain activity has since been active over eastern India, with the agency forecasting isolated heavy rainfall across Bihar again on June 24.
Delhi weather forecast
According to the IMD, Delhi is likely to witness partly clear skies along with very light to light rains, thunderstorms, dust storms and strong surface winds. Wind speeds are likely to range from 40 to 50 km/h, with gusts up to 60 km/h.
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IMD weather warning
North India: The meteorological agency has predicted thundershowers and gusty winds of 40-50 kmph at isolated places over Haryana, Chandigarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Punjab and Uttarakhand.
East India: The IMD has predicted heavy rainfall at isolated places over Odisha, sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim. Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha are expected to witness thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds of 40-50 kmph, while West Bengal and Sikkim may experience winds of 30-40 kmph. Thunderstorms are also likely over isolated parts of Chhattisgarh.
North East India: Heavy rainfall is likely at isolated places over Assam and Meghalaya. Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura are likely to witness thundershowers.
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South India: Coastal Karnataka is likely to experience heavy to very heavy rainfall while heavy rainfall is expected over interior Karnataka and Telangana. Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds of 40-50 kmph are likely over Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Mahe and Lakshadweep. Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal and Telangana may witness thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds of 30-40 kmph. Stormy weather with wind speed of 40-50 kmph with gusts up to 60 kmph is also likely over Gulf of Mannar.
West Indies: Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely at isolated places over Konkan and Goa, while Madhya Maharashtra is expected to witness heavy rainfall. Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds of 40-50 kmph are likely over Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. Along and off the coast of Konkan, Goa and Karnataka, adjacent to the East Central Arabian Sea, stormy weather is also expected with wind speed of 40-50 kmph, gusts up to 60 kmph.
Despite the advancing southwest monsoon, the meteorological agency has also predicted a heat wave for several parts of east Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and east Madhya Pradesh, while warm night conditions are likely over Jharkhand.
