Yellow alert for Mumbai, Thane, Palghar and Raigad as heat and humidity persist in North Konkan

Though October is drawing to a close, the heat of the sun and intense humidity continue to be felt across Maharashtra. The weather department has forecast for October 24, 2026 that the heat will be intense in North Konkan and the air will also carry more moisture. A yellow alert has been issued for the region on this account.

Palghar, Thane, Mumbai and Raigad districts on the Konkan coastal belt will have hot and extremely humid weather today, and the yellow alert has been issued for these four districts. In contrast, light rain with thunder is forecast in Ratnagiri district. Light to moderate rain with lightning is expected in Sindhudurg district.

Although rain has vanished from most of the state, some places in Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Satara and Kolhapur districts may see rain with lightning. The weather will be dry in some areas, while light to moderate showers may fall in others.

Rain has paused in all districts of North Maharashtra. The weather is expected to be completely dry today in Dhule, Nandurbar, Jalgaon, Nashik, the Nashik ghat area and Ahilyanagar.

West Maharashtra is seeing varied weather. Pune, the Pune ghat area, Sangli and Solapur districts may stay dry. Kolhapur and the Kolhapur ghat area may get light to moderate rain with thunder. Light rain with lightning is also forecast in some places in Satara and Sangli districts.

No rain is expected in any district of Marathwada. The weather will be completely dry today in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Beed, Parbhani, Hingoli, Nanded, Latur and Dharashiv.

Weather will remain normal in Vidarbha's Akola, Amravati, Buldhana, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli, Nagpur, Gondia, Wardha, Washim and Yavatmal districts. The weather department has issued no warning or alert for the entire region.

New weather systems have become active over the sea. A low-pressure area formed over the east-central Bay of Bengal on Friday. The system is set to intensify as it moves towards the coasts of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. There are clear indications of a cyclone forming in the bay on coming Monday.

Another low-pressure area is also active over south Kerala and the adjoining Arabian Sea. Because of this system, cyclonic winds are blowing at a height of 5.8 km above sea level.