Weather update today: After several days of intense rainfall, residents in Mumbai woke up to clear and sunny skies, though the IMD has forecast light to moderate rain with gusty winds of 30–40 km/h at isolated locations across the districts. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued alerts for several other states, including Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Assam, and West Bengal. While some regions in Bihar are on red alert, other states are either on orange alert.

Mumbai in green

Mumbai is mostly in green, with watch warnings issued for Aurangabad, Raigad, Pune, Satara, Ratnagiri, Kolhapur, Sindhudurg, Yavatmal, Wardha and Chandrapur.

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“Thunderstorm accompanied by lightning, light to moderate rain with gusty winds 30-40 kmph, very likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Marathwada,” predicted the Regional Meteorological Centre, Mumbai. 

This follows the IMD’s October 2 warning of “partly cloudy skies with light to moderate rain” in Mumbai city and its suburbs.

Bihar on red alert

Several regions in Bihar are on red and orange alert. West Champaran, Gaya, and Kaimur are on red alert while regions including East Champaran, Gopalganj, and Siwan are on orange alert.

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Several states on orange alert

Several states, including Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, and Sikkim, are under orange alert. Most states are on watch, and others are in green.  

The IMD has also forecast a “deep depression” over Odisha, as well as another deep depression forming over the northeast Arabian Sea.