MUMBAI: The city witnessed light rain on Sunday with the IMD Colaba observatory recording 7mm rainfall and IMD Santacruz observatory 0.8mm.
The IMD kept its orange alert for the day indicating heavy rains at isolated places were likely.
For the week a yellow alert is in place indicating heavy rains till June 17.
In the 24 hours ending Sunday 8.30am the IMD Colaba observatory recorded 24mm rainfall and Santacruz observatory 74.4mm.
IMD officials said that heavy rainfall belt had shifted southwards owing to which the city did not witness much rains.
“IMD expects heavy rainfall at isolated places in city and suburbs in the week and hence a yellow alert is in place,” said an IMD scientist.
This year the onset of monsoon was declared on June 9, two days before its official onset date.
Yellow alert for Mumbai, heavy rain likely till June 17
