Mumbai , June 4 -- The Regional Meteorological Department on Thursday issued a yellow alert for thunderstorms accompanied by lightning, heavy rainfall, and gusty winds (30-40 kmph) at isolated places.

The districts under the alert include Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Dhule, Nandurbar, Nashik, Ahilyanagar, Pune, Kolhapur, Satara, Parbhani, Beed, Hingoli, Nanded, Latur, Dharashiv, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli, and Nagpur.

Meanwhile, the city woke up to sunny skies on Thursday morning, with the temperature recorded at 31degrees Celsius, even as the department forecast thunderstorms and light to moderate rainfall for Mumbai, Thane, and Palghar later in the day.

According to IMD data, the maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to hover aroun...