The India Meteorological Department on Friday issued a Signal 3 port warning at Kalingapatnam, Visakhapatnam, and Kakinada ports in Andhra Pradesh due to low-pressure over the Bay of Bengal.
The regional meteorologist has predicted that very heavy rainfall can be recorded from 115mm to 204 mm at six places in the state which include Sehore, Rajgarh, Agar Malwa, Sheopur Kalan and Morena.
The India Meteorological Department said on Sunday that the monsoon has started shifting downward and that coastal Karnataka, Kerala, and Konkan Goa will get more than 20 cm of rain in the coming days.
Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department forecast moderate to intense spells of rain very likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Mumbai, Sindhudurg and Ghat areas of Pune today.
The Mumbai civic authority requested that the residents avoid going out unless necessary, as the Indian Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for the city, predicting heavy to very heavy rain on Saturday.
The India Meteorological Department has predicted heavy to very heavy rains in isolated areas of Mumbai on Saturday, putting the city under orange alert.
Heavy rains in Moradabad have led to flood like situations today. The public has been facing issues like water logging and farmers facing severe crop damage.
Noida and Ghaziabad in the National Capital Region (NCR) also received heavy showers, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicting more downpours over the next five days.
Hurricane Beryl, which left a trail of destruction from the Caribbean to Mexico - and now the United States - has once again underscored the urgent need for robust early warning systems, the UN meteorological agency (WMO) said on Monday.
In wake of the rainfall warning issued by the Regional Meteorological Centre in Pune district on July 9, Collector Dr Suhas Diwase has announced that all schools up to class 12 will remain closed on Tuesday, July 9 to avoid any untoward incidents and emergencies affecting schools.