Mumbai rains: Expect fewer showers today; Rainfall to ease gradually from Friday

Following a delayed monsoon in Mumbai, the city is now experiencing intense rainfall this week. However, according to the latest weather updates from the India Meteorological Department (IMD), India's financial capital is anticipated to receive comparatively less intense showers and ‘heavy to very heavy rainfall’ at only isolated places on Thursday. (Weather in India Live Updates)

Rains in Mumbai today? Here's what IMD predicts

“Moderate rainfall continues to occur over Mumbai. It is likely to continue during the next 3 hours (till 11:00 am on Thursday). Extremely Heavy rainfall has occurred at isolated stations and very heavy at some stations during the last 21 hours,” IMD said in a tweet.

The Indian government weather forecast agency added that the heavy rainfall intensity is likely to continue on Thursday as well and is likely to decrease gradually from Friday. (ALSO READ: Cloudy skies, rain to continue till July 4)

This week's Mumbai weather forecast

What are the tide timings predicted in Mumbai

High Tide

08:48am : 3.54 metre

20:09pm : 3.44 metre

Low tide

2:25pm: 2.35 metre

02:46am on Friday: 1.07 metre

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Mumbai rains: Average rainfall in Maharashtra's capital

From Wednesday 8:00am to Friday 8:00am, Mumbai received an average rainfall of 93mm, while the eastern suburbs recorded 127mm and the western suburbs experienced 123mm of rainfall.

Tree collapse in Byculla area claims one life, injures another

One person died and another was injured in a tree collapse incident in Mumbai's Byculla East area. According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), two individuals were trapped when a banyan tree collapsed.

A 22-year-old Rehman Khan was declared dead upon arrival at JJ Hospital, while a 20-year-old Rizvan Khan was admitted for treatment and is stable.

This incident marks the third tree-related fatality in Mumbai since yesterday.

(Inputs from HT Correspondent)