Pre-Monsoon Showers Arrive As Rain Lashes Mumbai, Says Weather Department

Mumbai Monsoon: "You can observe that there is thunder, lightning and a constant variation in the intensity of the showers. You can call it pre-monsoon showers, but certainly not the south-west monsoon yet," an official from the regional weather department said.

Rains lashed Mumbai and its neighbouring areas this morning, bringing respite from the sweltering heat. The weather department said that pre-monsoon showers have arrived in the region. As per the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Mumbai, up to 30 mm rainfall was recorded in areas like Malvani, Borivali and Dahisar in Mumbai till 11 am. On Saturday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) had confirmed the arrival of the south-west monsoon in Maharashtra, when it had reached up to Harnai port in coastal Ratnagiri district. But, despite favourable conditions, the monsoon is yet to reach to Mumbai. When contacted by news agency PTI, Shubhangi Bhute, director at the RMC Mumbai, termed the present rainfall in the city as "convective precipitation".