Mumbai, Thane issued yellow alert for rain on Tuesday and Wednesday

Manjinder Singh Sirsadelhi Environment Minister

This is about enforcement, not announcements,

Sirsa said and added

Electric poles on central verges provide a structurally suitable and spatially distributed base for these mist spray systems without requiring additional infrastructure,

he said

Delhi's fight against air pollution demands not just planning but daily execution,

he said

These pre-monsoon showers will occur due to wind disturbance at the low level, along with western disturbance. These factors will contribute to high moisture, cold air, and a wind confluence which will cause a thunderstorm,

said Shubhangi Bhute, Director of IMD Mumbai

One may observe 5-10 minutes of intense rain at few places but it is not likely to be as intense as the Friday storm. Over the week, the weather will be cloudy with below normal maximum temperature...A western disturbance persisting as a cyclonic circulation over south Punjab, Haryana and north-west Rajasthan along with circulation over south-west Rajasthan are causing these per-monsoon weather activities over north-west India,

Palawat added

The air quality is likely to be in the ‘moderate’ category from May 5 to May 7. The outlook for the subsequent six days is that the air quality is likely to be in the ‘moderate’ to ‘poor’ category,

the AQEWS bulletin stated on Sunday evening

Generally cloudy skies are likely to persist over the week till Thursday with very light rain and sustained wind. Light rain was observed on Sunday with clouds over several parts of the city during the day. IMD has issued an orange alert for the day. Light rain is likely later in the night, accompanied by thunderstorm and lightning. Strong surface winds are also expected, at 40-50kmph and later gusting to 60kmph during the thunderstorm,

a Met official said

The heat wave conditions are not likely to return during the week and the maximum temperature will remain below 36-37°C,

the official added

There are western disturbances approaching the region, which are dipping low pulling in the moisture. This pre-monsoon activity results in rainfall. Gujarat state is expected to recieve more rainfall and as a result northern Maharashtra is more prominently expected to recieve rainfall. Mumbai will also expected to witness pre-monsoon showers around May 6 and 7,

IMD Mumbai scientist, Sushma Nair said

Although the rains are less likely to give relief from the humidity, it will give relief from the heat

Nair said