Heavy rain brings relief from extreme heat in Mumbai and nearby districts.

Heavy showers in the Palghar district of Maharashtra caused a portion of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway to cave in, disrupting traffic for more than four hours on Sunday morning. Repair work, including a pipeline, was underway in the Maljipada area when the road caved in due to the heavy rains. Both sides of the road were affected, leading to a standstill in traffic movement. Some individuals stranded in the traffic jam since 5:30 am on Sunday reported a lack of attention from any agency to address the issue.

Additionally, several other districts in Maharashtra, such as Thane, Nashik, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Ahmednagar, Satara, and Jalgaon, experienced significant rainfall over the past day. Mumbai received over 60 mm of rainfall within a 24-hour period ending at 8:30 am on Sunday. The Colaba observatory in south Mumbai and the Santacruz observatory near the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport recorded 67 mm and 64 mm of rainfall, respectively, during the same period. The Colaba observatory also noted a maximum temperature of 34.8 degrees Celsius, and the Santacruz observatory recorded a maximum temperature of 36.4 degrees Celsius.

Both observatories recorded lower-than-normal minimum temperatures, indicating cooler nights. Satara received 91 mm of rainfall, while Nashik, Ahmednagar, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, and Jalgaon recorded 64 mm, 57 mm, 51 mm, and 41 mm of rainfall, respectively. Thane and Palghar districts also experienced heavy rain, resulting in water-logging and reports of tree branches falling in some areas of Thane city. Thane city received 37.06 mm of rainfall in the 24-hour period ending at 8:30 am on Sunday, with the maximum downpour occurring between 12:30 am and 1:30 am.

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