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The IMD has a yellow alert in place until Tuesday, June 23, and rainfall is expected to intensify around Thursday and Friday as the monsoon picks up.

The southwest monsoon intensifies in eastern and northeastern India with heavy rains causing flood and landslide fears, while other parts of India face rainfall shortages amid El Nino concerns. The IMD warns of continued heavy rainfall and travel disruptions.

A powerful tornado-like storm swept through parts of Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi district on Sunday evening, causing widespread damage.

NEW DELHI: Heavy rainfall is likely to continue across parts of northeast India, the west coast and southern states on Tuesday, while thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds are expected in several parts of north, central and east India, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) issued an orange warning for Mumbai on Monday. Along with this, the BMC has also forecast gusty winds reaching speeds of 30-40 kmph at isolated places over the next three hours.

According to the Meteorological Department, there is a possibility of scattered showers accompanied by gusty winds in Mumbai, Palghar, Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri, and Sindhudurg districts over the next few days. A yellow alert for rainfall has been issued for all these districts.

The monsoon has still not covered parts of the country, including Mumbai, where it normally arrives by June 8.

Delhi, Noida, Gurugram and Ghaziabad are expected to witness cloudy skies, gusty winds and isolated showers as a fresh weather system continue to affect north Indian region.

Heatwave in UP, MP, Maharashtra; 'severe' hot spell in Vidarbha until June 24, says IMD.

IMD has issued a yellow alert for Mumbai till June 24 with rain, thunderstorms and gusty winds forecast. Monsoon is expected to reach the city by June 23.