IMD: Rainfall to ease in Mumbai; yellow alert lifted
Rain activity is expected to ease, with only moderate showers forecast from Friday, according to IMD.
The city's been seeing mostly cloudy skies and light showers, with Santacruz getting just 1mm and Colaba 5mm between Wednesday and Thursday morning.
Earlier, a yellow alert was out for possible heavy rain in some spots.
Eastern suburbs got the most rain
Eastern suburbs got the most rain at 5.68mm, followed by western suburbs (3.30mm) and the island city (2.56mm).
Rainfall this season has been intense—Santacruz alone logged over 1,000mm in August, almost double the usual average for this month.
The good news: IMD has lifted Mumbai's yellow alert from Friday as rains are set to ease up here, though Thane and Palghar stay on alert till Saturday morning before things calm down further.