MUMBAI: The city woke up to rain for the third consecutive morning on Tuesday, with several parts of south Mumbai recording moderate showers even as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said conditions remain favourable for the southwest monsoon to advance into Mumbai.Mumbai recorded light rainfall over the 24-hour period ending 8 am Tuesday. South Mumbai received an average rainfall of 13.30 mm, while the western suburbs recorded 0.62 mm and the eastern suburbs 0.38 mm.Between 7 am and 8 am, the highest rainfall was recorded around Fort at 45 mm, followed by Colaba Pumping Station with 33 mm. Masjid Bunder received 29 mm, Sewri 28 mm and Marine Lines 24 mm, while Worli and Grant Road recorded 20 mm each. The eastern and western suburbs witnessed only light rainfall during the same period.Showers continued through the morning. Between 8 am and 9 am, Parel recorded the highest rainfall in the island city at 29 mm, followed by Lower Parel at 25 mm. Worli received 23 mm, while Malabar Hill recorded 22 mm and Dadar 20 mm. In the western suburbs, Malvani in Malad recorded 32 mm, followed by Bandra with 23 mm.The IMD on Monday said conditions are favourable for the southwest monsoon to advance into Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra over the next 48 hours, raising hopes of the city’s official monsoon onset after a delayed start to the season.If the monsoon reaches Mumbai before Thursday, it will avoid becoming the city’s most delayed onset on record. In recent years, the latest monsoon onset was recorded on June 25 in both 2019 and 2023.“Conditions are favourable for the further advance of the southwest monsoon into the remaining parts of the central Arabian Sea and more parts of Maharashtra, including Mumbai, during the next 48 hours,” the IMD said.
