Mumbai Weather: IMD Issues Red And Orange Alert Across Maharashtra, Schools Shut In Palghar
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Mumbai Weather: IMD Issues Red And Orange Alert Across Maharashtra, Schools Shut In Palghar
Mumbai Weather: IMD Issues Red And Orange Alert Across Maharashtra, Schools Shut In Palghar. India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued multiple alerts for various parts of the state. Mumbai, state’s capital, is under orange alert. Red alert has been issued for several districts. Met department has forecasted heavy downpour over the next 24 hours. The rainfall was very likely to be “heavy to very heavy at a few places with extremely heavy at isolated places” where there is an orange alert, IMD said. The region is experiencing traffic congestion due to the incessant rains, multiple roads are waterlogged and the region is experienced traffic congestion. The News Desk is a team of passionate editors and writers who break and analyse the most important events unfolding in India and abroad.
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Last Updated: July 26, 2025, 11:52 IST
Maharashtra witness torrential rains with IMD issuing red alerts for Palghar, Pune ghats, Chandrapur, and Gondia. Mumbai is under orange alert.
IMD Issues Red And Orange Alert Across Maharashtra (PTI File)
Maharashtra is witnessing torrential rains across several regions. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued multiple alerts for various parts of the state. Mumbai, state’s capital, is under orange alert. Red alert has been issued for several districts.
Met department has forecasted heavy downpour over the next 24 hours.
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IMD in its bulletin said, the rainfall was very likely to be “heavy to very heavy at a few places with extremely heavy at isolated places” where a red alert has been issued, and “heavy to very heavy at isolated places” where there is an orange alert.
Maharashtra Rains: Red And Orange Alert Issued
IMD issued red alert for Palghar, ghats of Pune, Chandrapur and Gondia today. Besides this, an orange warning for heavy rains is effective for Thane, Jalgaon, Nanded, Amravati, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Nagpur, Wardha, ghats of Satara, Gadchiroli, Bhandara Raigad and ghats of Nashik, among others.
IMD Scientist Sushma Nair told ANI, “… Tomorrow (26 July) a red alert has been issued for Palghar… and an orange alert for coastal districts of Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg. A red alert has been issued for the adjoining Ghat area of Pune and an orange alert for the Ghat areas of Nashik.”
Schools Closed In Palghar
Amid the heavy rainfall, Palghar district officials have ordered a holiday for all schools, colleges, and Anganwadi centres on July 26. Due to the incessant rains, multiple roads are waterlogged and the region is experiencing traffic congestion.
Regional Meteorological Center (RMC), Mumbai in its bulletin warned of heavy to very heavy rainfall. “Heavy to very heavy rainfall very likely to occur at few places in the districts of South Konkan-Goa, at isolated places in the ghats areas of South Madhya Maharashtra,” the post on X reads.
Heavy to very heavy rainfall very likely to occur at few places in the districts of South Konkan-Goa, at isolated places in the ghats areas of South Madhya Maharashtra.
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— Regional Meteorological Center,Mumbai (@RMC_Mumbai) July 25, 2025
Another post by RMC reads, “Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning, gusty winds reaching 30 to 40 kmph and heavy rainfall very likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Marathwada.”
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First Published: July 26, 2025, 11:44 IST
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