Updated On: 09 July, 2023 07:15 AM IST | Mumbai | Dipti Singh
IMD issues green alert for next few days; rainfall to intensify post July 13

Rain clouds envelop a highrise in Mahalaxmi. Pic/Ashish Raje
With consistent downpour all of last week, Mumbai has recorded 53.06 per cent (454 mm) of the average July rainfall (855.7 mm) in the very first week of the month. Meteorologists predict intermittent spells of rainfall for the next couple of days, with the intensity expected to increase after July 13.
Between July 1 and July 8 morning, the IMD’s Santa Cruz observatory recorded 454 mm of rainfall as against its monthly normal of 855.7 mm, whereas Colaba observatory as against its monthly normal of 712 mm, recorded a rainfall of 180 mm. In the last 24 hours , ending Saturday 8.30 am, Santa Cruz observatory recorded a rainfall of 63 mm and Colaba recorded 40 mm of rainfall during the same time.