Southwest monsoon officially withdraws from Mumbai on October 3

The southwest monsoon has officially withdrawn from Mumbai on Saturday October 3 marking the end of the 2026 monsoon season in the city the India Meteorological Department IMD saidEarlier the IMD had said that conditions are favourable for the further withdrawal of the southwest monsoon from most parts of Vidarbha The monsoon is currently weak with rainfall distribution reported as isolated and very light over the regionIn an official statement on Saturday the IMD said Conditions are likely to become favourable for further withdrawal of southwest monsoon from most parts of Marathwada Vidarbha Bihar amp Jharkhand some more parts of Madhya Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh and some parts of Telangana amp North Interior Karnataka during next 23 daysSouthwest monsoon withdraws from MumbaiConfirming the withdrawal of southwest monsoon from Mumbai Sushma Nair lsquoScientist E from IMD on Saturday said ldquoMonsoon has withdrawn from some parts of Maharashtra including Mumbai today 3rd of October 2026rdquoNo rain forecast in Vidarbha till October 7The districtwise forecast issued by the IMD states that dry conditions are expected in all 11 Vidarbha districts from Saturday October 3 to Wednesday October 7 These include Nagpur Wardha Bhandara Gondia Chandrapur Gadchiroli Amravati Akola Yavatmal Buldhana and WashimDry conditions likely to continue across VidarbhaThe forecast indicates no significant rainfall activity for any of these districts during the fiveday periodThe same forecast indicates that dry conditions are expected to continue through Friday October 9 across Vidarbha with Nagpur Wardha Bhandara Gondia Chandrapur Gadchiroli Amravati Akola Yavatmal Buldhana and Washim all listed as dryDespite the withdrawal of the monsoon the IMD does not expect any major change in maximum temperatures across Vidarbha over the next seven daysThe region was already witnessing abovenormal maximum temperatures So far in October Amravati recorded Vidarbharsquos highest maximum temperature at 372 degrees Celsius while Washim recorded the lowest minimum temperature at 19 degrees CelsiusHot conditions likely to persist in MumbaiMumbai is likely to see mainly clear skies across the city and suburbs on Saturday with hot and humid conditions expected in isolated pocketsThe city is likely to record a maximum temperature of around 35 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 26 degrees Celsius according to the weather forecastMeanwhile the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC has forecast a high tide at 404 pm with waves reaching 325 metres A low tide is expected at 1015 pm measuring 130 metresOn Sunday October 4 Mumbai is expected to witness a high tide at 549 am with waves reaching 359 metres The days low tide is forecast at 1222 pm measuring 228 metres