Summary:
“Whenever there is a heavy rain event, the next 24 to 48 hours are very crucial and that’s where current official forecasts are going wrong. “Predicting weather is surely very challenging as dynamics keep changing, however by evening on Sunday it was very evident that besides few heavy spells there would not be much rain across Mumbai, Thane and most MMR region. So its actually shocking that the state government took a decision so late on Sunday to keep all schools and colleges shut based on IMD’s report,” said a weather expert. Even post the heavy rains of July 2 as well as July 28 the warning for next day was not accurate,” said a weather enthusiast. IMD officials from Mumbai were unavailable for comment..