Mumbai Rain Highlights: Following days of continuous monsoon rain, Mumbai finally received a break on Wednesday as the heavy downpour subsided. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) reports that this relief is expected to continue through Thursday, with only typical rainfall expected.
The maximum city witnessed heavy downpour for past few days disrupting normal life for residents. However, things are returing to normal today. Schools and college will remain open today. Moreover, no advisories have been issued regarding train or flight disruptions.
Heavy rains affected the normal life in Thane district on Wednesday, cutting off villages, inundating houses, and triggering landslides, officials said. A man died after falling into a water-filled quarry while an inundated bridge in Kalyan area was closed amid downpours.
The neighbouring Palghar district also witnessed heavy overnight showers, flooding low-lying areas and disrupting movement at several locations, they said.
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Mumbai rains live: Today morning, another monorail train was halted at Acharya Atre Chowk station for offloading passengers. During the heavy rains on Tuesday, a monorail train got stuck, prompting authorities to rescue passengers.
Mumbai rains live: Around 3 lakes, inlcuding Vihar Lake, Tulsi Lake, and Modak Sagar Lake have reached full capacity at 100%, reported PTI.
Mumbai rains live: Authorities have issued a travel alert, asking commuters to check the updated train list and plan their travel carefully. The safety measures are being taken because water levels remain high in many parts of the city.
Mumbai rains live: According to the Maharashtra Disaster Department, five people have been reported missing in Nanded district following the torrential rains across the state
Mumbai rains live: The City's water supply lakes have neared their full capacity after the torrential downpour for the last few days.
Mumbai rains live: According to the official data collected from the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the weather agency predicted that there will be ‘cloudy sky with moderate rain’ till Monday, 25 August 2025, then from 26 August 2025, the city is expected to receive ‘rain.’
Mumbai rains live: According to the data collected from the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the weather agency expects that there will be a general cloudy sky with moderate rains in the city and near the airport on Thursday, 21 August 2025.
“Generally cloudy sky with moderate rain,” expects IMD for today's weather.
The temperate in the city is expected to range between 29 to 24 degrees Celsius. Mumbai has already received a rainfall of 025.0 mm in the last 24 hours period.
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis said, “The overall rain situation in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra is pretty much under control, though some areas were still witnessing heavy rainfall.”
After heavy rains in last one week , all 7 water supplying lakes to Mumbai are almost full. According to BMC data at 6 am today, these 7 lakes have 95.17% water reserves now. This is higher than 2024 (94.49%) and 2023 (83.72%) for the same date of the year.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert on Thursday, August 21 for Mumbai Suburban, Palghar, Thane, Raigad and Ratnagiri districts.
Mumbai rains live: BMC has not yet released any notification on the closure of schools in Mumbai today.
Mumbai rains live: No advisories have been issued yet concerning flight disruptions caused by weather conditions in Mumbai.
Mumbai got a break from rains on Thursday morning, with parts of the city seeing sunlight almost after a week.
Rainfall has reduced significantly in the metropolis since Wednesday, with no overnight showers reported.
On Wednesday, the Mumbai unit of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) had sounded a ‘yellow alert’ for the city, forecasting moderate rainfall.
A few commuters complained about some delays in suburban services on Central Railway and Western Railway. The buses of Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking are operating normally, said an official.
The airlines are probably running on schedule as no advisories have been issued by Indigo, Air India, Spicejet or Akasa Air today. For the last few days the airlines had issued warning regarding flight disruptions amid heavy rains
Landslides were reported at two spots in Shahapur taluka of Thane.
"Boulders crashed near the Fugle tunnel on the Samruddhi Expressway, but fortunately there were no casualties. The debris has been cleared and traffic has resumed. Similarly, boulders fell at Jawhar Phata of Vihigaon and clearance work is still underway," the official said.
Floodwaters also entered residential areas in several places.
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Schools and colleges across most parts of Mumbai are expected to remain open and function as per schedule. With local trains back on track, the city’s lifeline has resumed normal services, allowing commuters some relief. Offices reopened on Wednesday, and banks and shops are operating as usual as the metropolis gradually returns to routine life.
However, the Lonavala Municipal Council has announced a holiday for all schools today following heavy rains. The order applies to all primary, secondary, and higher secondary schools within the council limits, across every management and medium of instruction.
Amid the heavy rains, Amitabh Bachchan’s Juhu bungalow, Prateeksha, was left partially flooded, with ankle-deep water entering the compound. A video capturing the scene quickly went viral.
The footage shows a rain-soaked stretch outside the residence, where floodwater steadily seeped into the premises
More than 200 people were shifted to safer locations as heavy showers in the catchment areas of a dam led to water discharge from the project, causing flooding in several low-lying localities of Pune city on Wednesday, civic officials said. As intense rains lashed its catchment areas, a large amount of water was released from the Khadakwasla dam, inundating low-lying areas along the Mutha river, which runs through the city, said the officials of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC).
Torrential rains disrupted daily life in Thane district on Wednesday, flooding homes, isolating villages, and causing landslides, officials reported.
One person lost his life after slipping into a rainwater-filled quarry, while authorities shut down a submerged bridge in Kalyan due to the heavy downpour.
Mumbai rains live: The Vihar Lake in the metropolis overflowed amid the heavy rains. Here's a glimpse
Mumbai rains live: In Devgaon of Murbad, two people who had gone to a temple in the early hours today, remained stuck amid water accumulation due to heavy rain, leading to deployment of drones to deliver food packets. They were rescued using nylon ropes.
Mumbai rains live: The NDRF rescued 42 workers who had been trapped in floodwaters near the Raite village.
Mumbai rains live: Heavy rains pounded Thane, Palghar, disrupting normal life, cutting off villages and inundating houses. One person was killed after falling into a water-filled quarry, said officials
Amid the alerts and the waterlogged streets, a vlogger, Sagar Thakur, set out on a journey to the poshest areas of the city where Bollywood stars live to show how the rain affected them. Read more
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted the intensity of rainfall in the metropolis will go down from Thursday.
Mumbai rains live: A 17-year-old teen died after coming in contact with a high-tension electricity cable fallen on the road amid heavy rains in suburban Bhandup, said officials
Mumbai rains live: Incessant rains in Nashik since today morning has increased the water levels in the reservoirs, including the Gangapur dam that supplies potable water to the city. As a result water has been released from the dam into the Godavari river that flows through the Nashik city.
The Lonavala Municipal Council has announced a two-day holiday for all schools on Wednesday, August 20 and Thursday, August 21, following heavy rains in the region.
Water released from Gangapur Dam creates a flood situation in parts of Nashik.
The water stock in dams across Nashik district of Maharashtra improved significantly following heavy rains, with the weather department on Wednesday issuing a warning for more downpour in the region.
Incessant rains since the early hours of Wednesday increased the water levels in the reservoirs, including the Gangapur dam that supplies potable water to the city.
As a result water has been released from the dam into the Godavari river that flows through the Nashik city.
Mumbai rains live: The BMC set up a temporary shelter at a nearby municipal school in Kranti Nagar, distributing food and clothes to the rescued people.
Mumbai rains live: Devendra Fadnavis told reporters that water discharge from dams is being managed, and the government is in touch with neighbouring states to coordinate release as per the Maharashtra government's requests.
Mumbai rains live: Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis said that the rain situation in the state is under control, and that “water discharge from the dams” is being managed, reported PTI
Mumbai rains live: City sees respite after torrential rains on Tuesday. Local train, monorail train services which were cripples yesterday, are back on track. The IMD, has however, predicted, more showers in the city.
Mumbai rains live: Mumbai skies were blanketed in grey in the evening as dark clouds hovered. The IMD, meanwhile, has predicted heavy showers, and issued an Orange Alert. Here's a glimpse
Mumbai rains live: The IMD has issued an Orange Alert for Palghar, Mumbai, Raigad, Ratnagiri, and the Ghats of Kolhapur, predicting heavy showers at isolated places of the region
Mumbai rains live: As per IMD, the rainfall activity is likely to continue till Thursday. Although a yellow alert is in place, forecasting heavy rainfall, the situation is likely to improve said officials
Mumbai rains live: The IMD has issued a Red Alert for Thane, Ghats of Nasik, Pune and Satara
Mumbai rains live: The city's monsoon mayhem brought Mumbai to its knees, waterlogging multiple areas. In an Instagram video, a vlogger showed the flooded homes of actors Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan, Ajay Devgan, and Yash Chopra. Here's what happened
Mumbai rains live: Mumbai Monorail services resumed today after a train broke down between Bhakti Park and Chembur stations near Mysore Colony yesterday, leaving around 582 passengers stranded.
Mumbai rains live: Following the incessant rains that brought Mumbai, and several other parts of Maharashtra to its knees, state Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal urged the Devendra Fadnavis-led government to declare a 'wet drought' and provide urgent assistance of ₹50,000 per hectare to the affected farmers.
Mumbai rains live: Following the incessant rains that lashed Mumbai yesterday, the IMD has now issued an Orange Alert for the city.
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Mumbai rains live: City's King Circle experienced waterlogging amid the heavy rains. Here's a glimpse
Mumbai rains live: Some locations across Mumbai recorded an unprecedented volume of rainfall exceeding 350 millimetres, within a short duration, said the BMC
Mumbai rains live: Mumbai's Santacruz observatory recorded 200 mm rainfall in the 24-hour period ending at 8.30 am on Wednesday, as per the IMD data.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Mumbai, as well as Palghar and Raigad districts on Wednesday, signalling moderate to heavy rainfall throughout the day. A red alert has been issued for Thane.
Mumbai Monorail services restarted on Wednesday after a train broke down between Bhakti Park and Chembur stations near Mysore Colony on Tuesday evening, leaving around 582 passengers stranded.
The breakdown, caused by a power supply failure due to overcrowding, halted the train around 6.30 PM.
A massive rescue operation was carried out by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), fire department personnel, and police, that lasted over three-and-a-half hours.
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