After Sunday's downpour, Mumbaikars woke up to a dry Monday. No rainfall was recorded at the observation stations in Colaba and Santa Cruz. Met said it may not rain in the next couple of days as well. "Generally, rain does not occur continuously. It tends to take a break and revive in a few days. The monsoon did not hit the city with strong winds. This is not rare," said N Y Apte of the regional meteorological centre.
The northern limit of the monsoon continues to be Veraval,
Navsari, Akola, Brahmapuri, Kanker, Keonjhargarh, Midnapore, Burdwan, Malda, Bagdogra and Gangtok. The Met said conditions were favourable for further advancement into the Arabian Sea, Gujarat and Chhattisgarh and remaining parts of Maharashtra during the next 23 days.
On Monday, Colaba recorded a maximum of 32 degrees Celsius, with 83% humidity, and Santa Cruz 33 degrees Celsius, with 75% humidity.