IMD issues orange alert for Mumbai; Light rain expected in Delhi

New Delhi, Sep 14: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an Orange alert for Mumbai coupled with the prediction of 'Heavy rainfall' for the next24 hours.

The IMD has also issued an 'orange alert' for Raigad, Ratnagiri and Satara, predicting heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places in the three districts.

The IMD has predicted moderate showers in Mumbai today and high intensity rains in neighbouring Raigad. The weather department issues four colour-coded predictions based on the prevailing weather systems.

The green colour indicates no warning, yellow is to keep a watch, orange is to stay alert, while red means a warning and that action needs to be taken.

Light rain in Delhi

As per IMD, light to moderate rain can be expected in Delhi till September 16.

The minimum temperature is Delhi likely to be 25 degrees Celsius and maximum temperature will be around 34 degrees Celsius with a generally cloudy sky and light rain forecast. The air quality index was recorded as satisfactory (73) category around 7.30 pm, data from CPCB showed.