New Delhi, Sept. 27 -- An orange alert indicating heavy downpour in Mumbai and Thane has been issued from Saturday to Monday, and the forecast also suggests that Pune will face moderate to heavy rain from September 28 to 29. The warning comes at a time when India will be celebrating open-ground Navratri dandiya events, potentially affected by the rain.

Raigad has been placed under a red alert on Sunday, indicating extremely heavy rainfall, while the IMD has issued an orange alert for Palghar on Sunday and Monday, forecasting heavy rain. The weather bureau stated that the increased rainfall is due to a low-pressure system that has developed over the Bay of Bengal.

Showers are expected to continue till the second week of October, after wh...