India, May 13 -- The city will witness more rains this week due to favourable conditions for pre-monsoon showers. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday issued a fresh yellow alert for the city for Tuesday. The alert applies to Thane, Raigad and Palghar till Wednesday.

On Monday, the city recorded a maximum temperature of 34 degrees Celsius and a minimum temperature of 27 degrees Celsius. The mercury is expected to dip by a degree this week owing to the rains. Light rains were expected on Monday night, which will intensify on Tuesday.

"There is a low-level trough which has caused discontinuity of wind patterns. These are favourable conditions for the onset of monsoon in Andaman by May 13, and a possibility of rain in Kerala...