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Flight operations at Mumbai Airport were briefly disrupted on Monday evening due to inclement weather conditions caused by Cyclone Biparjoy. The cyclone, which intensified into an "extremely severe cyclonic storm" on Sunday, made landfall in Gujarat on Monday morning. Cyclone Biparjoy brought heavy rain and strong winds to Mumbai on Monday evening.

• • • • Monsoon misses onset date but Mumbai continues to get light rain triggered by Cyclone Biparjoy Monsoon misses onset date but Mumbai continues to get light rain triggered by Cyclone Biparjoy IMD officials said that these spells of rain were pre-monsoon showers only, and it would take another week for monsoon rain in Mumbai. Though the monsoon has missed its official onset date of June 11 in Mumbai, light rain continued to lash the city till late night Tuesday. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) recorded 6 mm and 10 mm of rainfall in its Santacruz and Colaba observatories, respectively. The IMD, in its latest forecast, said Mumbai would witness light rain till June 17. IMD officials have attributed the rains to be the effects of Cyclone Biparjoy developed in the Arabian Sea. They maintained that these spells of rain were pre-monsoon showers only, and it would take another week for monsoon rain in Mumbai. “Owing to the cyclone, the monsoon onset has been postponed as the moisture has been diverted. Therefore, monsoon in Also Read | Cyclone Biparjoy is moving northwards towards Kutch and Gujarat and may further cross the Mandvi coast in Gujarat and Karachi coast in Pakistan. The IMD said Cyclone Biparjoy has “extensive damaging potential” and is likely to affect the Kutch, Devbhoomi Dwarka and Jamnagar districts of Gujarat the most.

• • • • Mumbai News Highlights: Bodies of three boys recovered from Arabian Sea; 4 dead in oil tanker fire on Mumbai-Pune expressway Mumbai News Highlights: Bodies of three boys recovered from Arabian Sea; 4 dead in oil tanker fire on Mumbai-Pune expressway Mumbai News Updates: The boys, whose bodies have been recovered, hailed from Vakola and have been identified as Dharmesh Valji Faujiya (16), Shubham Yogesh Ogania, (16) and Manish Roshan Oganiya (16). Local lifeguards, personnel of the Flood and Rescue Team, Mumbai Fire Brigade and police conduct the rescue operation. (Express photo by Amit Chakravarty) Mumbai News Highlights, June 13: The bodies of Meanwhile, four people were killed and three injured when an oil-laden tanker caught fire following an accident and exploded on Pune-Mumbai Expressway. The accident took place on the expressway stretch between Lonavala and Khandala. In other news, a sessions court in The suburban services of the Western Railway were affected due to signal failure, delaying trains and inconveniencing commuters. Commuters claimed that the trains were delayed by 30 to 45 minutes from afternoon till evening. According to the Western Railway, the signal failure had occurred due to a cable defect near Malad station, which disrupted the suburban services. The signal glitch occurred around 11.45 am and down slow line (Virar bound) was first restored, but it took nearly six hours to restore the system on all four lines (two for fast trains and two fo...

As Cyclone Biparjoy intensified into a cyclonic storm in the Arabian Sea, several areas of Maharashtra, including Mumbai, saw rainfall on Sunday evening. While other regions of Maharashtra also experienced strong winds, Mumbai witnessed high tidal waves and gusty winds, leading to uprooted trees in parts of the city. — ANI (@ANI) According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), light to moderate spells of rain with gusty winds reaching 45-55 kmph are highly likely in isolated areas in the districts of Thane, Raigad, Mumbai, and Palghar. Meanwhile, Ratnagiri has been braving the impact of a cyclonic storm in coastal areas for the past two days. The pilgrimage centre of Ratnagiri, Ganpatipule, also recorded gusty winds and high tidal waves at the monsoon's onset. IMD has issued a 'thunderstorm alert' in coastal parts of the state. "Thunderstorms accompanied with lightning and light to moderate spells of rain with gusty winds reaching 30-40 kmph are very likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Ratnagiri, Raigad, Thane, Palghar and Kolhapur during the next 3-4 hours. Take precautions while moving out," the IMD stated. Skymet Weather said the severe cyclone Biparjoy over the east Central Arabian Sea has intensified into an extremely severe cyclonic storm. The forecasting service said, "The cyclone is moving at a speed of 9 kmph."

Light rain is expected in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra over the weekend, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has said. On Friday, the city and suburban areas experienced pleasant weather coupled with showers. The maximum temperature recorded at the Santacruz observatory was 35.5 degrees. Officials said temperatures may surge in the next two days. Meanwhile, the IMD’s coastal observatory at Colaba recorded 32.2 degrees. (Express photo by Amit Chakravarty) “On Saturday, there is a possibility of light drizzle. The maximum temperature is likely to touch 37 degrees. There is a trough that has developed and is running across Marathawada due to which there is also the presence of easterlies (winds blowing from the east). However, from Sunday onwards, there could be a change in flow pattern, which may again result in mercury dipping by a few notches,” said Sushma Nair, a scientist from IMD, Other Reads | Interior parts of Maharashtra, meanwhile, like Kolhapur, Satara, and Ahmednagar may face an intense spell of rain, as per the IMD. “The interior parts are facing an unstable weather-like phenomenon. Parts like Kolhapur and Satara experienced hailstorms, while they were recording higher day temperatures. This pattern may continue during the weekend,” Nair said. Meanwhile, the IMD’s coastal observatory at Colaba recorded 32.2 degrees. The minimum temperatures recorded in Santacruz and Colaba on Friday were 24.6 and 24.8 degrees respectively.

• • • • Monsoon misses onset date but Mumbai continues to get light rain triggered by Cyclone Biparjoy Monsoon misses onset date but Mumbai continues to get light rain triggered by Cyclone Biparjoy IMD officials said that these spells of rain were pre-monsoon showers only, and it would take another week for monsoon rain in Mumbai. Though the monsoon has missed its official onset date of June 11 in Mumbai, light rain continued to lash the city till late night Tuesday. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) recorded 6 mm and 10 mm of rainfall in its Santacruz and Colaba observatories, respectively. The IMD, in its latest forecast, said Mumbai would witness light rain till June 17. IMD officials have attributed the rains to be the effects of Cyclone Biparjoy developed in the Arabian Sea. They maintained that these spells of rain were pre-monsoon showers only, and it would take another week for monsoon rain in Mumbai. “Owing to the cyclone, the monsoon onset has been postponed as the moisture has been diverted. Therefore, monsoon in Also Read | Cyclone Biparjoy is moving northwards towards Kutch and Gujarat and may further cross the Mandvi coast in Gujarat and Karachi coast in Pakistan. The IMD said Cyclone Biparjoy has “extensive damaging potential” and is likely to affect the Kutch, Devbhoomi Dwarka and Jamnagar districts of Gujarat the most.

Flight operations at Mumbai Airport were briefly disrupted on Monday evening due to inclement weather conditions caused by Cyclone Biparjoy. The cyclone, which intensified into an "extremely severe cyclonic storm" on Sunday, made landfall in Gujarat on Monday morning. Cyclone Biparjoy brought heavy rain and strong winds to Mumbai on Monday evening.

• • • • Mumbai News Highlights: Bodies of three boys recovered from Arabian Sea; 4 dead in oil tanker fire on Mumbai-Pune expressway Mumbai News Highlights: Bodies of three boys recovered from Arabian Sea; 4 dead in oil tanker fire on Mumbai-Pune expressway Mumbai News Updates: The boys, whose bodies have been recovered, hailed from Vakola and have been identified as Dharmesh Valji Faujiya (16), Shubham Yogesh Ogania, (16) and Manish Roshan Oganiya (16). Local lifeguards, personnel of the Flood and Rescue Team, Mumbai Fire Brigade and police conduct the rescue operation. (Express photo by Amit Chakravarty) Mumbai News Highlights, June 13: The bodies of Meanwhile, four people were killed and three injured when an oil-laden tanker caught fire following an accident and exploded on Pune-Mumbai Expressway. The accident took place on the expressway stretch between Lonavala and Khandala. In other news, a sessions court in The suburban services of the Western Railway were affected due to signal failure, delaying trains and inconveniencing commuters. Commuters claimed that the trains were delayed by 30 to 45 minutes from afternoon till evening. According to the Western Railway, the signal failure had occurred due to a cable defect near Malad station, which disrupted the suburban services. The signal glitch occurred around 11.45 am and down slow line (Virar bound) was first restored, but it took nearly six hours to restore the system on all four lines (two for fast trains and two fo...

Light rain is expected in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra over the weekend, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has said. On Friday, the city and suburban areas experienced pleasant weather coupled with showers. The maximum temperature recorded at the Santacruz observatory was 35.5 degrees. Officials said temperatures may surge in the next two days. Meanwhile, the IMD’s coastal observatory at Colaba recorded 32.2 degrees. (Express photo by Amit Chakravarty) “On Saturday, there is a possibility of light drizzle. The maximum temperature is likely to touch 37 degrees. There is a trough that has developed and is running across Marathawada due to which there is also the presence of easterlies (winds blowing from the east). However, from Sunday onwards, there could be a change in flow pattern, which may again result in mercury dipping by a few notches,” said Sushma Nair, a scientist from IMD, Other Reads | Interior parts of Maharashtra, meanwhile, like Kolhapur, Satara, and Ahmednagar may face an intense spell of rain, as per the IMD. “The interior parts are facing an unstable weather-like phenomenon. Parts like Kolhapur and Satara experienced hailstorms, while they were recording higher day temperatures. This pattern may continue during the weekend,” Nair said. Meanwhile, the IMD’s coastal observatory at Colaba recorded 32.2 degrees. The minimum temperatures recorded in Santacruz and Colaba on Friday were 24.6 and 24.8 degrees respectively.

As Cyclone Biparjoy intensified into a cyclonic storm in the Arabian Sea, several areas of Maharashtra, including Mumbai, saw rainfall on Sunday evening. While other regions of Maharashtra also experienced strong winds, Mumbai witnessed high tidal waves and gusty winds, leading to uprooted trees in parts of the city. — ANI (@ANI) According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), light to moderate spells of rain with gusty winds reaching 45-55 kmph are highly likely in isolated areas in the districts of Thane, Raigad, Mumbai, and Palghar. Meanwhile, Ratnagiri has been braving the impact of a cyclonic storm in coastal areas for the past two days. The pilgrimage centre of Ratnagiri, Ganpatipule, also recorded gusty winds and high tidal waves at the monsoon's onset. IMD has issued a 'thunderstorm alert' in coastal parts of the state. "Thunderstorms accompanied with lightning and light to moderate spells of rain with gusty winds reaching 30-40 kmph are very likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Ratnagiri, Raigad, Thane, Palghar and Kolhapur during the next 3-4 hours. Take precautions while moving out," the IMD stated. Skymet Weather said the severe cyclone Biparjoy over the east Central Arabian Sea has intensified into an extremely severe cyclonic storm. The forecasting service said, "The cyclone is moving at a speed of 9 kmph."