Mumbai, August 31: Rainfall activity is set to gain momentum in Maharashtra as several regions, including Mumbai, are expected to receive heavy rainfall over the next 24 hours, the latest weather forecast by India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The weather agency informed that Mumbai will witness moderate rains during the next 24 hours due to a low-pressure area over the western parts of Vidarbha. Due to the effect of the low-pressure area and related circulation over Chhattisgarh, heavy rainfall is set to lash parts of Maharashtra till September 1.

The IMD said that rainfall activity over Mumbai & its suburbs would continue during the next 24 hours leading to moderate rain at most places with heavy to very heavy rainfall, less than 15cm, at isolated places. Moreover, several regions in Maharashtra, including Pune, Jalgaon, Ahmednagar, Solapur, Jalna,  Aurangabad, Latur, Osmanabad, Nanded, Jalna, Parbhani, Beed would also experience rainfall on Tuesday, August 31. Lightning Facts and Risks: How is Lightning Caused? Check Dos and Don’ts That You Should Follow to reduce Risk During Lightning Strike.

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Here's the tweet by IMD Mumbai:

KS Hosalikar, Deputy Director-General of Meteorology, IMD, Mumbai took to Twitter to inform that due to the change in the weather system. The IMD official said that there has been moderate to intense clouds over Mumbai, Thane, Palghar parts of Raigad and neighbouring areas.

Here's the tweet:

The IMD weather forecast stated that there is a possibility of rainfall, thunder and lightning in some areas across the state. Also, moderate to intense spells of rain is very likely over Konkan, Palghar, Thane, Raigad during the next 24 hours.

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