RED alert in Mumbai: Fights disrupted as heavy rains pound the city; SpiceJet, IndiGo, Akasa drop travel advisory
Mumbai rains: Heavy rains continue to lash Mumbai on August 18 amid IMD's red alert. Torrential rains impacted flight and train operations. BMC issued a high tide warning amid IMD's orange alert.
Mumbai residents woke up to heavy rains on Monday morning. As torrential rains continue to lash metropolis and sub-urban areas, train and flight services were disrupted. Several airlines issued travel advisory for passengers while Western Railway provided a train status update.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert for Mumbai and in its latest report said, “Thane, Mumbai Suburban, Mumbai City, Maharashtra from Dongi Point To Belapur. High waves in the range of 3.0 - 3.4 meters are forecasted during 05:30 hours on 18-08-2025 to 23:30 hours on 18-08-2025. It advised that to be careful while doing marine operations and nearshore recreation.”
Besides Mumbai, Ratnagiri, Thane, Raigad, Ghats of Pune, Ghats of Kolhapur and Ghats of Satara are also on IMD's red alert today. Meanwhile, Palghar, Sindhudurg and Jalgaon are on orange alert.
“Heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places with extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places,” IMD said.
As per the forecast, moderate to heavy rain is likely in city and suburbs today. Furthermore, there is possibility of very heavy rainfall accompanied with occasional gusty winds reaching 40-50 kmph. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to settle around 28 and 24 degrees Celsius respectively.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) warned against 3.08 meters high tide at 6:51 PM. As per latest update, Tulsi Lake started overflowing on Sunday at 6:45 PM.
Akasa Air in a post on X stated, "#TravelUpdate: Due to heavy rainfall in certain parts of Mumbai, Bengaluru, Goa, and Pune, we anticipate slow moving traffic and congestion on roads leading to the airport. To ensure a seamless travel experience, we request you to plan for additional travel time to reach the airport well in time for your flight. Please check your flight status here: http://bit.ly/qpfltsts."
IndiGo in a post on X said, “Mumbai is still under a blanket of rain, and the roads are moving at a gentler pace than usual. Waterlogging has been reported in parts of the city, especially on key airport routes. If you are travelling to the airport, we encourage you to plan ahead and check your flight status on our app and website before stepping out.”
SpiceJet in a post on X stated, “#WeatherUpdate: Due to bad weather in Delhi (DEL), all departures/arrivals and their consequential flights may be affected. Passengers are requested to keep a check on their flight status via http://spicejet.com/#status.”
Train services were disrupted due to waterlogging in several areas. To ensure continued service and drain out waterlogged tracks, Western Railway deployed high-capacity pumps at Dadar Station. In a train status update at 8:00 AM, Western Railway said trains are running from Church Gate to Dahanu Road and from Mahim to Goregaon.