24th June 2023:

Vagaries declares: Monsoon makes a grand entry in Mumbai & Pune!!

North konkan and Madhya Maharashtra belt sees moisture increase till 3-5 km. 

See Skew-T chart below - Temperature (red) and dew-point temperature (green) lines very close to each other, meaning high atmospheric moisture. Winds also westerlies from surface till around 600 hPa, and easterlies at 200 hPa indicating Monsoon setting in.

Rains in some parts are above expectations...

Some rainfall in mms Mumbai region in last 

12 hours:

Dahisar Fire Station 195.6 

Dindoshi Fire Station 162

Borivali Fire Station 128 

Borivali R C Ward office 146 

Marol 111

Santacruz 102

Vikhroli 101

Kurla 97

Chembur 96

Bandra  93

Dadar 88

Malabar Hill 77

Wadala 76

CST 72

(data compiled by Vagarian Tejas..source MCGM)

Pune region also seeing Monsoon advance, with light/moderate rainfall 

Tomorrow: Expecting good rains in Mumbai region, 50-80 mm. Some places can get heavier. Water-logging is possible in the usual low-lying vulnerable areas. 

Monsoon simultaneously advancing into Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. 

Some 24 hour rainfall below:

Haridwar 27.4 mm

Uttarkashi 34 mm

Dehradun Sahastradhara 16.5 mm

Kasauli 145 mm

Kangra 143.5 mm

Shimla Airport 77mm

Dalhousie 51 mm

Solan 44 mm

Dharamshala 47 mm