Pre-monsoon showers soak city but expect delay in onset

Rains are likely to miss the official June 11 onset date and the arrival may not be robust, say experts, even as pre-monsoon showers lashed many parts of Mumbai, Thane and Navi Mumbai on Thursday evening.

- Richa Pinto

Mumbai: Last year, the monsoon had officially arrived on June 9, and on the same day Mumbai had recorded over 100mm of rainfall.

The first week of June usually sees significant premonsoon activity, but this year, the pre-monsoon rainfall recorded so far is below normal, with the dry hot air making Mumbaikars sweat. Between 8pm and 9pm, BMC's automatic weather stations at Vikhroli and Dahisar fire stations, and Mulund recorded 34mm, 50mm and 33mm of rain.