The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday issued a yellow alert for Mumbai, Thane and Palghar and an orange alert was issued for Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts in Maharashtra.

According to the IMD, "Heavy rainfall at isolated places was very likely on June 27 in Mumbai, Thane and Palghar."

Earlier, in a nowcast warning issued at 4:20 pm, the IMD Mumbai stated, "Light to moderate  spells of rain very likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Mumbai, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Kolhapur, Thane, Nashik, Dhule and Nanded during next 3-4 hours."