Posted 3rd September Afternoon:

Mumbai: 

Weekend Outlook forecast is short duration passing showers on 3rd/4th /5th . Partly cloudy with sunny periods. Around 5-15 mms of rain per day. Temperature day night range between 32c and 26c.

Mumbai Lakes at 90% of capacity Storage. (97% last year this date). 

Pune: Partly cloudy with light spells of rain showers in various parts of Pune. Cooler mornings around 20/21c.

Pune Reservoir Levels in %:

Panshet 96%, Khadakwasla 38%, Varasgaon 100%, Mulshi 88%, Temghar 90% & Pawana 86%.

Mumbai/Pune :No Alerts.

Gujarat state:

North Gujarat Region  will see decreasing rainfall from Friday, while South Gujarat region moderate showers upto 10mms/ day will continue till 6th. 

Increase in rainfall from 7th in Complete Gujarat region.

Saurashtra /Kutch will see light to moderate scattered rainfall next 4/5 days.

Overall Outlook:

Month of Monsoon, August 2021, has gone on record to be the 2nd poorest since 1951. August 2021 also saw less than normal daily rainfall on 25 days. 

However, on a positive note, September appears to be good and is expected to receive normal or above normal rainfall.

Month of September is expected to have 3-4 monsoon systems forming in the Bay of Bengal, bringing monsoon rains over most parts. The remnant of the system BB-9 has travelled up to Gujarat, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. 

Another monsoon low BB-10 is likely to appear over Bay of Bengal around 5-6 September.

This weather system will retrace the track of its predecessor BB-9 and usher in good rains over eastern, central and northern parts of India. 

Month of September is slated to bring in recovery of monsoon rains and save the season from more deficiency.

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About the New York Heavy Rain "CloudBurst " on 1st/2nd September 2021

Much of that rain fell during short intense bursts of precipitation associated with thunderstorms.  Newark, NJ, experienced 3.24 inches (82 mms)in one hour, with NY Central Park hit by 3.15 inches (80 mms) in one hour.  Both are hourly records for those sites.