Heavy Rain Continues In Mumbai, IMD Issues Red Alert For More Showers
In view of the forecast, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has appealed to people to remain alert and venture outdoors only if necessary.
Published : July 5, 2026 at 12:23 PM IST
Mumbai: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday issued a red alert for heavy rainfall in Greater Mumbai region after overnight showers lashed Mumbai and neighbouring cities. Heavy to extremely heavy rain is likely to continue throughout today in both Mumbai and its suburban areas, the weather office said.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has appealed to people to remain alert and venture outdoors only if absolutely necessary. Citizens have been asked to follow advisories and contact the civic body's helpline 1916 for immediate assistance in case of any emergency.
Mumbai's lifeline, the local train, is currently running behind schedule. The Central Railway services are witnessing around 15 to 20 minutes delay due to the incessant rainfall. The train operations across all three corridors - Central Railway, Western Railway, and the Harbour Line - have been hit.
Mumbai receives an annual rainfall of around 2,318 mm but in July alone, it has received around 800 mm of rain till now. For instance, the Greater Mumbai area has been experiencing incessant rainfall for the last four days. During these four days, Mumbai recorded 588 mm of rain, amounting to 74 percent of the total rainfall usually expected in July.
Between July 3 and 4, Mumbai recorded 250 to 300 mm of rainfall within a 24-hour span, which represents 25 percent of the annual seasonal rainfall and 40 percent of the rainfall expected in July. BMC reported that Vikhroli, in the Mumbai suburbs, recorded 316 mm of rainfall in the last 24 hours, which is the highest single-day record for the year. Several areas recorded more than 200 mm of rainfall, while a few areas logged a whopping 300 mm of downpour in this period.
Officials said public transport services, including metro and buses of the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking, were operating normally this morning, while commuters complained that suburban railway services were running with some delays.
The BMC urged people to be cautious, particularly in low-lying areas and along the coastline, as a high tide of 4.19 metres is expected at 3.22 pm on Sunday. Another high tide of 3.51 metres is forecast at 3.41 am on Monday.
Torrential downpours battered Mumbai on Saturday, with several parts of the city receiving nearly 200 mm of rainfall in 12 hours, inundating low-lying areas, triggering road cave-ins, tree falls and house collapses, and disrupting road and rail traffic.
Incessant rains also disrupted normal life in neighbouring Thane, Palghar, Navi Mumbai as well as the Pune region that witnessed landslides, road closures in waterlogged areas and evacuation of people from flooded localities. Also, suburban services on both Central Railway and Western Railway were hit due to submerged tracks at different locations for some time in the afternoon, while metro services on line 2A were affected due to a technical snag.
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